broadwise

1. 1.

   in the direction of the breadth

   “cut the cloth breadthwise”

   Synonymsbreadthwisebreadthways

Questions about broadwise

What does broadwise mean?

broadwise means "in the direction of the breadth".

How many syllables are in broadwise?

broadwise has 3 syllables: bro-a-dwise. The stress falls on "bro".

What is another word for broadwise?

Close synonyms include breadthwise, breadthways. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is broadwise a common word?

broadwise is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.