In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
CROSSWISE
crosswise
(adjective) in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross
crosswise
(adjective) lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; “a crosswise street”; “the crosswise dimension”
across, crosswise, crossways
(adverb) transversely; “the marble slabs were cut across”
crosswise
(adverb) not in the intended manner; “things are going crosswise”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
crosswise (comparative more crosswise, superlative most crosswise)
crossing; lying across
Adverb
crosswise (comparative more crosswise, superlative most crosswise)
transversely; so as to lie across
Source: Wiktionary
Cross"wise` (-wz`), adv.
Definition: In the form of a cross; across; transversely. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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