ladderwise

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adverb

In the manner of a ladder; arranged in ascending steps like a ladder.

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Meanings

adverbladderwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the manner of a ladder; arranged in ascending steps like a ladder.

    Such perches never cause crooked breast-bones; the heaviest fowl can reach them, and there is never any dispute for the highest place, which is always the case when arranged en échelon or ladderwise.

    1868, Lewis Wright, The Practical Poultry Keeper, page 227

Origin

From ladder + -wise.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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