-wise

-wise

suff.

1. In a specified manner, direction, or position: clockwise.

2. With reference to; in regard to: profitwise.

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[Middle English, from Old English -wsan, from -wse, manner; see wise².]

Usage Note: The suffix -wise has a long history of use to mean "in the manner or direction of," as in clockwise, otherwise, and slantwise. Since the 1930s, however, the suffix has been widely used in the vaguer sense of "with respect to," as in This has not been a good year saleswise. Taxwise, it is an unattractive arrangement. Since their introduction, these usages have been associated with informal prose, and they are still considered by many to be awkward. For this reason, they might best be avoided, especially in formal writing. The most obvious alternative is to use paraphrases, as in This has not been a good year with respect to sales. As far as taxes are concerned, it is an unattractive arrangement.

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-wise

adv suffix

1. indicating direction or manner: crabwise

2. with reference to: moneywise [Old English -wisan]

Translations

-wise [waiz]

1 in respect of or as regards This new idea may prove to be difficult costwise. gewys لاحِقَه بِمَعْنى: فيما يَتَعَلَّقُ بِكذا по отношение на co se týče -mæssig ...-mäßig όσον αφορά (ως β΄ συνθ.) en relación a, en cuanto a suhtes معقول jonkin suhteen ce qui en concerne מַצָב प्रकार, भांति način ... vonatkozásában dalam hal -lega (quanto a), (per quanto riguarda) －に関して 「...면에서, ...와 관련하여」라는 뜻의 연결형 (ko nors) atžvilgiu, (kieno nors) požiūriu attiecībā uz dihargai met bettrekking tot -messig, –vis, –aktig pod względem ... em relação a în ceea ce priveşte в отношении, касательно чего-л. čo sa týka kar se tiče u smislu -mässigt พิจารณา gibi, tarzında (後綴)表示狀態 щодо کے مطابق có sáng suốt （后缀）表示状态

2 in a (particular) way The stripes run crosswise. gewys بِطَريقَةِ كذا по определен начин způsobem på den og den måde; på kryds og tværs ...-artig με έναν συγκεκριμένο τρόπο (ως β΄ συνθ.) de forma -pidi راه و روش jollakin tavoin à la manière de בְּאוֹפֶן זֶה, בְּדֶרֶך זוּ एक विशेष तरह से na način -módon secara á sama veg og fyrri hluti orðsins tiltekur in maniera (...) －の方向に 「... 방향으로」라는 뜻의 연결형 ... būdu (kādā) veidā secara {#169}gewijs på... måte (på tvers) w ... sposób à maneira de într-un anume fel определённым образом (v zložených slovách) krížom na način u smeru vis ตามทาง bakımından, açısından 表示方向 певним способом خاص طریقے سے theo cách 表示方向