Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manwise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-wise
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a way befitting a man.

adv

In terms of a man.

Example Sentences

"In the enemy army there also were women on horseback, in armor and steel helmets who fought manwise; they hurled themselves into the thick of the battle[…]"
"For a little while Jason rode with his hands folded manwise on the pommel of his saddle and with manlike emotions in his heart[…]"
"But she had this urgent need to think of herself in terms of who she was with, manwise[…]"
"At the moment, Cora was basically at a standstill, manwise, somewhere between the next to come and the last to go. The last to go had been Charles[…]"

Etymology

From man + -wise.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: man

Inflected Forms

more manwise (comparative) most manwise (superlative)

Questions

What does manwise mean?: In a way befitting a man.
Where does manwise come from?: From man + -wise.

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