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bodywise

bodywise adverb: in terms of the body.

Adverb

bodywise (not comparable)

  1. In terms of the body.
    • I am helpless / under him and begging reconciliation bodywise, / the onset of my mouth against his thighs.2000, Jill Alexander Essbaum, Heaven, page 29
    • Bodywise, the car suffers from the demon rust badly, too. Look at the wings, the door bottoms, boot, and, on cabriolets especially, the inner doors and door pillar rears.2014, Porsche 356 Owners Workshop Manual 1957-1965

Origin of bodywise

From body + -wise.

Questions about bodywise

What does bodywise mean?
Bodywise means in terms of the body.
What part of speech is bodywise?
Bodywise is an adverb.

Words near bodywise in the dictionary

  1. bodywashes
  2. bodywear
  3. bodyweight
  4. bodyweights
  5. bodywide
  6. bodywise
  7. bodywork
  8. bodyworker
  9. bodyworkers
  10. bodyworks
  11. bodyworn

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