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Meaning of featherwise | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C1

Definitions

Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.

not-comparable

Examples

“A cavity can be seen in them, and also that they are made of fibres arranged featherwise.”
“[…] the interior is also of ashlar work, formed of thin stones, laid tier above tier, slanting, and covering each other featherwise.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

featly featously featurally featurelessly featurewise fecally

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