Crisscrossed

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of crisscross form-of, participle, past

    "As I crisscrossed managerial circles in different corporations, becoming known in some segments of the corporate world and running into managers that I had met in the course of my search, often in odd places, my personal contacts increased as managers referred me to each other."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Marked by lines crossing in two or more directions.

    "Don't tell me I lost a step / Criss-crossed in the wrong direction / Found myself in a conversation / From a missed connection"

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked with crossing lines wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
crisscrossreticulate

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"Blue and red marks crisscrossed the young girl's figure."

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