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crisscrossed

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Adjective

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crisscrossed (comparative more crisscrossed, superlative most crisscrossed)

  1. Marked by lines crossing in two or more directions.
    • 2019, The Head and the Heart, “Missed Connections”, in Living Mirage:
      Don't tell me I lost a step / Criss-crossed in the wrong direction / Found myself in a conversation / From a missed connection

Verb

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crisscrossed

  1. simple past and past participle of crisscross
    • 1988, Robert Jackall, “Chapter 1: Moral Probations, Old and New”, in Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers, Twentieth Anniversary edition, →ISBN, page 15:
      As I crisscrossed managerial circles in different corporations, becoming known in some segments of the corporate world and running into managers that I had met in the course of my search, often in odd places, my personal contacts increased as managers referred me to each other.