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catwise

adverb

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Wiktionary

adv

Etymology: From cat + -wise.

  1. In the manner of a cat.

    Turning with an effort from the sad cat, Amy Parker looked through the fog of the window and saw her neighbour elongate herself catwise round the corner of a shed...

    Every cat is necessarily such that its parts are arranged catwise.

catwise — meaning, definition (adverb) · Vinony