crisscrossed
- adjective
- /ˈkrɪsˌkrɔst/
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entrecruzado
- The roads in the old town are crisscrossed, making navigation quite tricky.
My mom was probably the worst, though, because she walked in and I was just sitting on a bed staring at a laptop, naked, sitting there crisscrossed applesauce.
- My mom was probably the worst, though, because she walked in and I was just sitting on a bed staring at a laptop, naked, sitting there crisscrossed applesauce.
Examples
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The design on the fabric features a crisscrossed pattern of vibrant colors.
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I I was looking at this crisscrossed spiral way lacing and I was thinking, there's no way you could put this on.
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Some people have their legs crisscrossed like this girl here.
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But if you have stuff crisscrossed and now you have less seams going up, it'd be much, much stronger.
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Her drawing showcased a crisscrossed arrangement of lines that created an intriguing effect.
Synonyms
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Marked with lines that cross each other to form a pattern
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Lines or parts cross over and under each other to make a pattern
A line or path that crosses another, often making an X shape
One part lies across another
Having sets of crossing lines to show dark or textured areas
How Intersecting
Surface Forms
Morphology
crisscrossed = crisscross (semi-transparent) = criss + cross + ed
Regular adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'crisscross' by adding '-ed'.
Etymology
Crisscrossed comes from repeating the idea of criss and cross, both meaning 'cross'. Think of many lines making X shapes; that's why something crisscrossed has a pattern of crossing lines or paths.