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-wise definition

-wise (wīz)

  1. in a (specified) direction, position, or manner lengthwise
  2. in a manner characteristic of clockwise
  3. with regard to; in connection with: a revival of an earlier usage budgetwise

Etymology: < wise

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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