ladderwise

English

Etymology

ladder +‎ -wise

Adverb

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.