palmwise

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adverb

With the palm (of the hand) foremost.

Scrabble 15
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Meanings

adverbpalmwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWith the palm (of the hand) foremost.

    […] my hand snaked out palmwise […]

    2017, Michael Germana, Ralph Ellison, Temporal Technologist, page 180
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    Dressed in black, without any relief from chain or ornament, he stood rigidly on the hearth-rug, his back to the fire, and one hand as a shield turned palmwise to the flames.

    1866, Temple Bar, volume 18, page 73

Origin

From palm + -wise.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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