Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bookwise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: book-wise
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the manner of a book.

Example Sentences

"[S]he strode to the middle of the room the paper held and folded book-wise in her hands."
"Unknown to the audience, the left fingers have tilted the two red top cards open bookwise […]"

Etymology

From book + -wise.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: book

Inflected Forms

book-wise (alternative)

Synonyms

book-ways

Questions

What does bookwise mean?: In the manner of a book.
Where does bookwise come from?: From book + -wise.

How to pronounce bookwise

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