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Meaning of tuskwise | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2

Definitions

In the manner of tusks.

not-comparable, rare

Examples

“Nay without this law / Of mandom, ye would perish, — beast by beast / Devouring, — tree by tree, with strangling roots / And trunks set tuskwise.”
“...part of the jaw bone of a whale, propped up tuskwise.”
“Alec laughs so hard his eyes glaze and his cheeks flush, and even Nicholas is chortling now. Edward forges ahead, holding up his fingers tuskwise...”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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