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contentwise

contentwise adverb: in terms of content.

Adverb

contentwise (not comparable)

  1. In terms of content.
    • He advocated that the analyst not listen to only what the patient said logically or contentwise, but to employ an "even-hovering attention" to gain a more holistic perception of what the patient was expressing.1995, Samuel Slipp, The Freudian Mystique, page 165

Origin of contentwise

From content + -wise.

Questions about contentwise

What does contentwise mean?
Contentwise means in terms of content.
What part of speech is contentwise?
Contentwise is an adverb.

Words near contentwise in the dictionary

  1. contents
  2. contents insurance
  3. contentsome
  4. contentual
  5. contentually
  6. contentwise
  7. conterminable
  8. conterminal
  9. conterminant
  10. conterminate
  11. conterminosity

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