ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ridgewise

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Ridgewise is an adverb meaning In the manner of a ridge or ridges.

Meaning

In the manner of a ridge or ridges.

Example Sentences

And he went therein a good two hour or more, until he saw upon his left side how the land rose up ridgewise like the back of a great hog: and for all that it was night, yet he saw the top of the ridge clearly, as it were a black line […]

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hedgewise, troughwise, wedgewise, terracewise, saddlewise, pierwise.

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