adwise

adwise adverb: with regards to ads (advertisements). Also the pronunciation spelling of advise.

Adverb

adwise (not comparable)

With regards to ads (advertisements).
- We brought in new marketing concepts for the picture. We prescribed new ads. We gave the picture a different look adwise.1982 November 8, Lillian Ross, quoting James Spitz, “Onward and Upward with the Arts: Some Figures on a Fantasy”, in The New Yorker, volume 58, number 38, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications...
- Notably, FKF also rated Super Bowl XLI in 2007, dubbed it, adwise, "the year of the amygdala," and predicted that the majority of ads would be "unsuccessful."2013, Sally Satel, Scott Lilienfeld, Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience, New York, N.Y.: Basic Books, →ISBN, page 174

adwise (comparative more adwise, superlative most adwise)

(informal) Aware of advertising techniques.
- People today are adwise. They know what we're trying to do. They've seen millions of ads, have been exposed to every approach—so they're almost immune. In the old days, you could simply tell people what was good about your product, and what you wanted them to do. Now, it's tough to get their...1986 September 9, Hal Riney, quotee, “How now, Hal?”, in The New York Times, volume 135, number 468, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page D28
- The postmodern hero is street-smart and adwise; he sees through everything; decodes everything, mostly for fun; and is always protected by his ironic detachment.1989 January 16, Jackson Lears, “Deride and Conquer”, in The Nation, volume 248, number 2, New York, N.Y.: The Nation Company, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 59, column 1

adwise is also the pronunciation spelling of advise.

adwise is also the pronunciation spelling of advice.

So, adwise, they gradually became a team.2012, Jackie Collins, The Power Trip, London […]: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 13:
Parents typically do many things that help young children learn the first steps to becoming 'adwise'.1999, Craig Donnellan, editor, Consumerism (Issues; 43), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Independence, →ISBN, page 23:

Adjective
comparative	more adwise
superlative	most adwise
Verb
third-person singular present	adwises
present participle	adwising
past participle	adwised
past	adwised

From ad + -wise.

Compound of ad + wise.

What does adwise mean?: Adwise means with regards to ads (advertisements).
How do you use adwise in a sentence?: So, adwise, they gradually became a team.
What part of speech is adwise?: Adwise can be an adverb or an adjective.

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