tuskwise

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adverb

In the manner of tusks.

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Meanings

adverbtuskwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareIn the manner of tusks.

    ...part of the jaw bone of a whale, propped up tuskwise.

    1941, Charles Fort, Lo!
    2 more examples

    Nay without this law / Of mandom, ye would perish, — beast by beast / Devouring, — tree by tree, with strangling roots / And trunks set tuskwise.

    1844, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, A Drama of Exile

    Alec laughs so hard his eyes glaze and his cheeks flush, and even Nicholas is chortling now. Edward forges ahead, holding up his fingers tuskwise...

    2008, Kage Baker, The Sons of Heaven

Origin

From tusk + -wise.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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