What does wrongwise mean?
Wrongwise means (rare) In a wrong way or manner..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(rare) In a wrong way or manner..
Being ruffled and the fur of his sensibilities being rubbed wrongwise by Wagner's exasperating din, he said as much to the audience generally from his place in the box.
It is to be feared that even this slight submission by the lofty Mr. Rea rubbed measurably wrongwise the vain fur of his self-love.
With anie Mark at all; —noe, let him not My Parchment wrongwise fold, nor stamp, nor blot, […]
“Up one level, follow wrongwise until—here, I'll write out the directions; they're a bit involved.”
Use wrongwise when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wrongwise means (rare) In a wrong way or manner..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Being ruffled and the fur of his sensibilities being rubbed wrongwise by Wagner's exasperating din, he said as much to the audience generally from his place in the box.
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