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lovewise

lovewise adverb: in terms of love; when it comes to love.

Adverb

lovewise (not comparable)

  1. In terms of love; when it comes to love.
    • Life is worth the living since you made it plain to see that lovewise you're perfect for me.1970 January, Joyce Elbert, The Crazy Ladies, Signet Books, page 264
    • Barb finally said, “Did he ever tell you that he thought you and I would make a better twosome, lovewise, than he and I?”1984, Dan Jenkins, Semi-tough, New York: Atheneum, page 250

Examples of lovewise in a sentence

  • It shamed Maylou that she hadn’t done better lovewise for her mama.1991, Eliza Clark, chapter 15, in Miss You Like Crazy, Toronto: Coach House Press, page 193:
  • Things weren't going too well for George either, lovewise.1993 [1988], Benoîte Groult, “Disney World” (chapter 7), in Mo Teitelbaum, transl., Salt on Our Skin, Penguin Books, page 121:

Origin of lovewise

From love + -wise.

Questions about lovewise

What does lovewise mean?
Lovewise means in terms of love; when it comes to love.
How do you use lovewise in a sentence?
It shamed Maylou that she hadn’t done better lovewise for her mama.
What part of speech is lovewise?
Lovewise is an adverb.

Words near lovewise in the dictionary

  1. Lovett Bay
  2. Lovette
  3. Lovettes
  4. Lovetts
  5. lovewende
  6. lovewise
  7. Loveworth
  8. loveworthy
  9. lovey
  10. lovey-dovey
  11. lovey-doveyness

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