"frontwise" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more frontwise [comparative], most frontwise [superlative]
Etymology: From front + -wise. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|front|wise}} front + -wise Head templates: {{en-adv}} frontwise (comparative more frontwise, superlative most frontwise)
  1. Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.
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