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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adverb From side to side; in terms of width.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In the direction of the width; as regards the width.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective directed across the width of an object or place.
  • adverb Across the width of an object or place.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

width +‎ -wise

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