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Definition of
-wise suffix
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
-wise
suffix
suffix
NAmE
/
/
waɪz
/
/
(
in adjectives and adverbs
)
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1
in the manner or direction of
likewise
clockwise
2
(
informal
)
concerning
Things aren't too good businesswise.
See
-wise
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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wise
adjective
wise
verb
wise up
phrasal verb
wise guy
noun
wise woman
noun
worldly-wise
adjective
be wise after the event
penny wise and pound foolish
put somebody wise (to something)
be wise in the ways of something
be/get wise to somebody/something
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Phrasal verbs
wise up
phrasal verb
Idioms
be wise after the event
penny wise and pound foolish
put somebody wise (to something)
be wise in the ways of something
be/get wise to somebody/something
Nearby words
wisdom
noun
wisdom tooth
noun
-wise
suffix
wise
adjective
wise
verb