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alwise

alwise adverb: in every way; always.

Adverb

alwise (comparative more alwise, superlative most alwise)

  1. (archaic) In every way; always.
    • “By these Treaties we became Brethren; we have alwise lived as such, and hope alwise to continue so.”1735-1745, Minutes of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, volume 4, published 1851, page 704

Forms of alwise

comparativemore alwise
superlativemost alwise

Origin of alwise

From all + wise (“way, manner, method”).

Questions about alwise

What does alwise mean?
Alwise means in every way; always.
What part of speech is alwise?
Alwise is an adverb.

Words near alwise in the dictionary

  1. always-on
  2. alwaysness
  3. alwayz
  4. alwhite
  5. Alwin
  6. alwise
  7. alwrong
  8. alwuz
  9. Alwyn
  10. alwyte
  11. Alxa

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