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book-wise

book-wise is the alternative form of bookwise.

Meaning of bookwise

Adverb

bookwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a book.
    • [S]he strode to the middle of the room the paper held and folded book-wise in her hands.1878, Bret Harte, “The Man on the Beach”, in Drift From Two Shores
    Synonyms:
    book-ways

Questions about book-wise

What is book-wise the alternative form of?
Book-wise is the alternative form of bookwise.

Words near book-wise in the dictionary

  1. book-token
  2. book-tokens
  3. book-tray
  4. book-trays
  5. book-ways
  6. book-wise
  7. book-word
  8. book-words
  9. book-worm
  10. book-worms
  11. book-wright

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