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✖️ Crosswise 😖 With great pain
cruciately

cruciately

9.9
In a cross shape like a plus sign
  • adverb
  • Archaic
translation icon : en forma de cruz
  • The beams were arranged cruciately to provide maximum support.

Examples

  • The two roads intersected cruciately at the town center.

  • The artist arranged the colored threads cruciately on the canvas to create a striking pattern.

  • The two roads intersected cruciately at the center of the village.

  • The stitches were placed cruciately to hold the wound together securely.

  • The beams were installed cruciately, forming a stable structure for the roof.

  • The artist painted the lines cruciately across the canvas, creating a striking visual pattern.

  • The paths intersected cruciately in the garden, making it easy to navigate through the flowers.

Synonyms

crosswise
vscruciately
4.0

Lying across something at right angles

describes being in the form of two intersecting lines

Surface Forms

cruciately positive

Morphology

cruciately = cruciate (semi-transparent) = cruci + ate + ly

The adverb is transparently formed from the adjective 'cruciate' plus -ly, but the base adjective is specialized and likely unfamiliar to many learners.

Etymology

Cruciately comes from the Latin root crux meaning 'cross', the same root you see in crucifix. So to do something cruciately is to do it 'in the shape of a cross' or 'crosswise'.