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squarewise

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English

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Etymology

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From square +‎ -wise.

Adjective

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squarewise (not comparable)

  1. Laid out or moving in a square.

Adverb

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squarewise (not comparable)

  1. With a square layout or motion.
    • 1877, Herbert Allen Giles, transl., Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms:
      [] taken either squarewise or roundwise the skull was 4 inches across.