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hookwise

hookwise adverb: in the manner of a hook.

Adverb

hookwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a hook.

Origin of hookwise

From hook + -wise.

Questions about hookwise

What does hookwise mean?
Hookwise means in the manner of a hook.
What part of speech is hookwise?
Hookwise is an adverb.

Words near hookwise in the dictionary

  1. hookums
  2. hookup
  3. hookups
  4. Hookway
  5. Hookways
  6. hookwise
  7. Hookwood
  8. hookworm
  9. hookworms
  10. hookwormy
  11. hooky

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