antwise

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Definition of antwise

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

(not-comparable)In the manner of an ant or ants.

“Near the margin of the city where the glittering water reaches long fingers in between the wharves, a crowd of people push, antwise, down to the brink.”

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adv

(not-comparable)In the manner of an ant or ants.

“Near the margin of the city where the glittering water reaches long fingers in between the wharves, a crowd of people push, antwise, down to the brink.”
(not-comparable)In terms of ants.

“Antwise, the news from Dinghushan is very encouraging. In less than two days of very unsystematic searching in September 1995, I found 38 species. Of these there were five I have never come across in Hong Kong.”

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From ant + -wise.

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