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bachelorwise

bachelorwise adverb: in the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.

Adverb

bachelorwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
    • […] and that though he retained the house in Great Coram Street for some time longer, he only occupied it fitfully, and that bachelorwise.1891, Herman Charles Merivale, Sir Frank Thomas Marzials, John Parker Anderson, Life of W. M. Thackeray, page 113
    • He's talking to himself, bachelorwise, and scowling at the map like a preacher reading Playboy.1995, David Foster, Plumbum: The Ultimate Heavy Metal Experience, page 38

Origin of bachelorwise

From bachelor + -wise.

Questions about bachelorwise

What does bachelorwise mean?
Bachelorwise means in the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
What part of speech is bachelorwise?
Bachelorwise is an adverb.

Words near bachelorwise in the dictionary

  1. Bachelors of Philosophy
  2. Bachelors of Science
  3. Bachelors of Surgery
  4. bachelorship
  5. bachelorships
  6. bachelorwise
  7. bachelorx
  8. bachelorx parties
  9. bachelorx party
  10. bachelorxes
  11. bachelour

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