lashwise

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adverb

In the manner of a whiplash.

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Meanings

adverblashwise (not comparable)
  1. nonce wordnot comparableIn the manner of a whiplash.

    “Come, Yankee,” here swore the incensed private; “cease this, or I’ll darn your old fawn-skins for ye with the flat of this sword;” for a specimen, laying it lashwise, but not heavily, across the captive’s back.

    1855, Herman Melville, Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile

Origin

From lash + -wise.

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APA

lashwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lashwise

MLA

“lashwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lashwise. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lashwise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lashwise.

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