crosswise
crossing; lying across
Adjective
- crossing; lying across
Origin
From Middle English croswyse, crose wyse, equivalent to cross + -wise.
Forms
Derived
Adverb
- transversely; so as to lie across
- Jesse gave a whoop, then was out of the saddle and ducking behind a clump of rhododendron, putting his horse crosswise between himself and the beeves. - 2014, Lori Benton, The Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn, WaterBrook...