Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

riffwise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rif-f-wise
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In terms of riffs

Example Sentences

"My, they all were right up there with the Ted Nugents and Grand Funks riffwise, weren't they?"

Etymology

Etymology tree English riff Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English riffwise From riff + -wise.

Questions

What does riffwise mean?: In terms of riffs
Where does riffwise come from?: Etymology tree English riff Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English riffwise From riff + -wise.

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