ploughwise

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adjective

Moving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.

Similar
boustrophedon
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Meanings

adjectiveploughwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMoving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.

    Synonyms: boustrophedon

adverbploughwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a ploughwise manner.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveMoving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.

Similar
boustrophedon

Origin

From plough + -wise.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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