Rookwise

adj, adv

adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective

1
Moving exclusively in cardinal directions, as a rook moves in chess not-comparable

Adverb

1
Moving exclusively in cardinal directions, as a rook moves in chess not-comparable

Etymology

From rook + -wise.

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