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bulkwise

bulkwise adverb: in terms of bulk (size).

Adverb

bulkwise (not comparable)

  1. In terms of bulk (size).
    • “Audition” tells of a life lived on, in and never far from TV. This bulky memoir weighs in at more than 600 pages, falling midway, bulkwise, between “Oblomov” and “Ulysses.”2008 June 15, David Kelly, “Major Barbara”, in New York Times

Origin of bulkwise

From bulk + -wise.

Questions about bulkwise

What does bulkwise mean?
Bulkwise means in terms of bulk (size).
What part of speech is bulkwise?
Bulkwise is an adverb.

Words near bulkwise in the dictionary

  1. bulks
  2. bulks large
  3. bulks out
  4. bulks up
  5. bulksome
  6. bulkwise
  7. bulky
  8. bulky refuse
  9. bulky waste
  10. bull
  11. bull and cow

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