ladderwise

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English

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Etymology

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From ladder +‎ -wise.

Adverb

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ladderwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a ladder; arranged in ascending steps like a ladder.
    • 1868, Lewis Wright, The Practical Poultry Keeper, page 227:
      Such perches never cause crooked breast-bones; the heaviest fowl can reach them, and there is never any dispute for the highest place, which is always the case when arranged en échelon or ladderwise.