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fistwise

fistwise adverb: in the manner of a fist.

Adverb

fistwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a fist.
    • Suppose that while you are comatose, I use your fist, as if it were a hammer, to shatter the window. It seems quite plausible that, although your atoms arranged fistwise cause the window to shatter, you do not.2003, Trenton Merricks, Objects and Persons, page 153
  2. By means of the fists; by fighting with the fists.
    • Sometimes the heroes were foolhardy enough to try taking on the Mummy fistwise.1990, Darrell Schweitzer, Weird Tales 296 (Spring 1990), page 57
    • Fistwise, Erog was going to beat me.2013, Bill James, In Good Hands

Origin of fistwise

From fist + -wise.

Questions about fistwise

What does fistwise mean?
Fistwise means in the manner of a fist.
What part of speech is fistwise?
Fistwise is an adverb.

Words near fistwise in the dictionary

  1. fistulotomies
  2. fistulotomy
  3. fistulous
  4. fistulous withers
  5. fistulæ
  6. fistwise
  7. fisty
  8. fit
  9. fit and finish
  10. fit as a butcher's dog
  11. fit as a fiddle

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