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Definition of -wise suffix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-wise

suffix
 
/waɪz/
 
/waɪz/
in adjectives and adverbs
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  1. in the manner or direction of
    • likewise
    • clockwise
  2. (informal) relating to
    • Things aren't too good businesswise.
See -wise in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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adverb
 
 
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