tablewise

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adverb

Positioned in a way that suggests the shape of a table.

OriginMiddle English tabylwyse →
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Meanings

adverbtablewise (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePositioned in a way that suggests the shape of a table.

    It was a flat, plain slab of dark gray stone, placed on pillars tablewise, that stood solitary above the turf, commanding attention.

    1902, Munsey's magazine
  2. not comparableChristianityOriented like the communion table, with the ends east and west, as opposed to altarwise.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtabylwyse
  2. Englishtablewise

From Middle English tabylwyse, equivalent to table + -wise.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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