knightwise

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adverb

Two steps in the vertical direction and one step in the horizontal direction, or vice versa, with each move, in the manner of a chess knight.

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Meanings

adverbknightwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparablepertaining to moving over a square gridTwo steps in the vertical direction and one step in the horizontal direction, or vice versa, with each move, in the manner of a chess knight.
  2. broadlynot comparablepertaining to moving over a square grid(Moving) with slope 2; (taking) 2n vertical steps and n horizontal steps (with n being some positive integer), or vice versa, with each move.
adjectiveknightwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparablepertaining to motion over a square gridTwo steps in the vertical direction and one step in the horizontal direction, or vice versa, with each move, in the manner of a chess knight.
  2. broadlynot comparablepertaining to motion over a square gridHaving slope 2, with 2n vertical steps and n horizontal steps (with n being some positive integer), or vice versa, with each move.

Origin

From knight + -wise.

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APA

knightwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knightwise

MLA

“knightwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knightwise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knightwise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knightwise.

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