Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seawise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sea-wise
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Experienced in marine navigation.

Example Sentences

"Watt was a cardiac case, a seawise and kindly man, and probably by now he is dead."

Etymology

From sea + wise.

Inflected Forms

more seawise (comparative) most seawise (superlative)

Questions

What does seawise mean?: Experienced in marine navigation.
Where does seawise come from?: From sea + wise.

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