"toadwise" meaning in English

See toadwise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: toad + -wise Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|toad|wise}} toad + -wise Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} toadwise (not comparable)
  1. In the manner of a toad. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-toadwise-en-adv--JYyirTm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wise

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          "ref": "a. 1881, Sidney Lanier, Strange Jokes",
          "text": "O dainty dew, O morning dew / That gleamed in the world's first dawn, did you / And the sweet grass and manful oaks / Give lair and rest / To him who toadwise sits and croaks / His death-behest?",
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          "ref": "2022, Steven Luper, Mortal Objects, page 74",
          "text": "To ask whether something on the kitchen counter is the same toad that was in the garden this morning is to ask whether the object in the garden this morning that was modified toadwise is still modified toadwise.",
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