Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bulkwise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bulk-wise
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In terms of bulk (size).

Example Sentences

"“Audition” tells of a life lived on, in and never far from TV. This bulky memoir weighs in at more than 600 pages, falling midway, bulkwise, between “Oblomov” and “Ulysses.”"

Etymology

From bulk + -wise.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bulk

Questions

What does bulkwise mean?: In terms of bulk (size).
Where does bulkwise come from?: From bulk + -wise.

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