| anticlockwise | (adjective) in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock | Synonyms: contraclockwise, counterclockwise |
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| clockwise | (adjective) in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock | - |
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| coastwise | (adjective) along or following a coast | Synonyms: coastal |
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| contraclockwise | (adjective) in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock | Synonyms: anticlockwise, counterclockwise |
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| counterclockwise | (adjective) in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock | Synonyms: anticlockwise, contraclockwise |
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| crabwise | (adjective) (of movement) at an angle | Synonyms: sideways |
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| crosswise | (adjective) lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction | - |
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| (adjective) in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross | - |
| lengthwise | (adjective) running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing | Synonyms: lengthways |
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| otherwise | (adjective) other than as supposed or expected | - |
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| stepwise | (adjective) one thing at a time | Synonyms: bit-by-bit, in small stages, piecemeal, step-by-step |
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| streetwise | (adjective) having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment | Synonyms: street smart, with-it |
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| thwartwise | (adjective) extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis | Synonyms: cross, transversal, transverse |
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| unwise | (adjective) showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom | - |
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| (adjective) not appropriate to the purpose | Synonyms: inexpedient |
| wise | (adjective) having or prompted by wisdom or discernment | - |
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| (adjective) improperly forward or bold | Synonyms: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart |
| (adjective) evidencing the possession of inside information | Synonyms: knowing, wise to |
| (adjective) marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters | Synonyms: heady, judicious |