Meanings
adverbwitherwise (not comparable)
- archaicdialectalnot comparableIn the opposite or wrong direction; contrariwise.
Synonyms: widdershins
- dialectalnot comparablerareOtherwise.
adjectivewitherwise (not comparable)
- not comparablerareTurned the wrong direction; counterclockwise.
Job rests the left side of his head on a pillow formed by the extremity of his mattress rolled up in a witherwise spiral.
1983, Charles Dennis Minahen, Hermeneutics of the Vortex-structure in Symbolist Aesthetics: Phenomenology of a Symbol as Symbol
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn the opposite or wrong direction; contrariwise.
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witherwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witherwise
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“witherwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witherwise. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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