Pillionwise
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In the manner of a pillion.
"The woman placed her foot on his and leaped effortlessly to the steed's back, where she sat behind him pillionwise, her arms about his middle, her fur-framed face across his shoulder."
Example
More examples"The woman placed her foot on his and leaped effortlessly to the steed's back, where she sat behind him pillionwise, her arms about his middle, her fur-framed face across his shoulder."
Etymology
From pillion + -wise.
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