ridgewise

English

Etymology

ridge +‎ -wise

Adverb

ridgewise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a ridge or ridges.
    • 1915, Sir Henry John Newbolt, Aladore, page 50:
      And he went therein a good two hour or more, until he saw upon his left side how the land rose up ridgewise like the back of a great hog: and for all that it was night, yet he saw the top of the ridge clearly, as it were a black line […]
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