widthwise

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adjective

directed across the width of an object or place.

“Make a widthwise cut.”

OriginProto-Germanic *wīsaz ← Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós ← English width →
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Meanings

adjectivewidthwise (comparative more widthwise, superlative most widthwise)

comparative more widthwise · superlative most widthwise

  1. directed across the width of an object or place.

    Make a widthwise cut.

adverbwidthwise (comparative more widthwise, superlative most widthwise)

comparative more widthwise · superlative most widthwise

  1. Across the width of an object or place.

    The tubes should be placed widthwise inside the box.

Origin

  1. Englishwidth
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  5. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  6. Englishwidthwise

From width + -wise.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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