gangsterwise
gangsterwise adverb: according to, or in the manner of a gangster.
Adverb
gangsterwise (comparative more gangsterwise, superlative most gangsterwise)
- According to, or in the manner of a gangster
- Indeed the Sunday Express is so upset by the success of "that stolid public school Englishman, Clive Brook, talking Cockney and twisting his mouth gangsterwise" in "Silence," that its critic suggests that this adopted virtuosity may be "another of Hollywood's crushing blows at the British Empire.1932, George Jean Nathan, Henry Louis Mencken, The American Mercury - Volume 26
- But what he did not respect, gangster-wise or otherwise but no wise, was that part of the pie that belonged to his uncles.2012, Amun, Carrentein Poochiona Ponderas
Forms of gangsterwise
| comparative | more gangsterwise |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gangsterwise |
| alternative form | gangster-wise |
Origin of gangsterwise
From gangster + -wise.
Questions about gangsterwise
- What does gangsterwise mean?
- Gangsterwise means according to, or in the manner of a gangster.
- What part of speech is gangsterwise?
- Gangsterwise is an adverb.
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