Pour a pool of sauce on 2 plates and arrange the meat neatly fanwise
fanwise in American English
(ˈfænˌwaɪz)
adverb
opened out like a folding fan
fanwise in American English
(ˈfænˌwaiz)
adverb
spread out like an open fan
to hold cards fanwise
Word origin
[1880–85; fan1 + -wise]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, barnstorm, impressionism, interface, rain check-wise is a suffix used to form adverbs denoting manner, position, direction, reference,etc. Other words that use the affix -wise include: barwise, clockwise, edgewise, piecewise, weftwise
Examples of 'fanwise' in a sentence
fanwise
The huge, bananalike leaves are displayed fanwise on the trunks.