Meanings
adverbsidewise (comparative more sidewise, superlative most sidewise)
comparative more sidewise · superlative most sidewise
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
- Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
- Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
- Old Englishsīde
- Middle Englishside
- Englishside
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
- Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
- Englishsidewise
Cite this entry
APA
sidewise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidewise
MLA
“sidewise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidewise. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sidewise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidewise.
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