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deathwise

deathwise adverb: in terms of death or deaths.

Adverb

deathwise (not comparable)

  1. In terms of death or deaths.
    • Reading down both columns, the most hard-hit area, deathwise, was Sichuan and the most hard-hit area, birthwise, was Anhui province.1996, Terry Lee Anderson, Peter Jensen Hill, The Privatization Process: A Worldwide Perspective, page 160
    • I had nothing to fear, deathwise, from a stupid wolf. I threw myself at the fur bag, wrapping my left arm around his neck, and with my right hand clawed his eyes.2011, K. Bennett, Pay Me In Flesh, page 258

Origin of deathwise

From death + -wise.

Questions about deathwise

What does deathwise mean?
Deathwise means in terms of death or deaths.
What part of speech is deathwise?
Deathwise is an adverb.

Words near deathwise in the dictionary

  1. deathwards
  2. deathwatch
  3. deathwatch beetle
  4. deathwatch beetles
  5. deathwatches
  6. deathwise
  7. deathwish
  8. deathwishes
  9. deathworthy
  10. deathy
  11. Deaton

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