Word: knightwise
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: knight
wise
Definition: (Moving) with slope 2; (taking) 2n vertical steps and n horizontal steps (with n being some positive integer), or vice versa, with each move.
Morphemes:
Affix: knight
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.
Affix: -wise
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: in the direction or orientation of