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endwise

ADJECTIVE

last

Synonyms

STRONG

antipodal closing concluding crowning curtains determinative end ending extreme far finishing lag latest least terminal ultimate utmost uttermost

WEAK

aftermost at the end bitter end climactic conclusive definitive determinate eventual far-off farthest furthest hindmost lowest meanest most recent once and for all outermost rearmost remotest supreme swan song ulterior

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning middle moderate opening

WEAK

first front initial introductory oldest primary starting

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It was carefully arranged out of the eyes of peacock feathers, exactly as if a stiff peacock fan had been erected endwise on his head.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

I could not for the life of me remember the word of command for getting my company endwise so that it would get through the gate.

From Boys' and Girls' Biography of Abraham Lincoln by Shaw, James H.

The captain could not remember the proper command to turn the company endwise, and the situation was becoming decidedly embarrassing, when one of those thoughts born of the depths of despair came to his rescue.

From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life by Herndon, William H.

Here and there stone slabs stuck up, planted endwise in the earth like gravestones in a cemetery.

From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Obviously, a set-screw may be placed to bear against the end of the tool to move it endwise and put on the cut.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

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