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militarywise

militarywise adverb: in the fashion of the military.

Adverb

militarywise (not comparable)

  1. In the fashion of the military.
    • […] a perfect Babel of voices accompanies the clatter of plates and knives and the tramp of the waiters as they march in, militarywise, in double file, with fresh dishes.1881, “In the Sunny Rhineland”, in Charles Dickens, Jr, editor, All the Year Round, volume 27, page 437
  2. In military terms.
    • It seemed to me we had a much better chance militarywise in perfecting our A-bomb weapons.2002, Richard Polenberg, In the matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer: the security clearance hearing, page 187

Origin of militarywise

From military + -wise.

Questions about militarywise

What does militarywise mean?
Militarywise means in the fashion of the military.
What part of speech is militarywise?
Militarywise is an adverb.

Words near militarywise in the dictionary

  1. militaryisms
  2. militaryless
  3. militarylike
  4. militaryspeak
  5. militarywear
  6. militarywise
  7. military–entertainment complex
  8. military–industrial complexes
  9. militaster
  10. militasters
  11. militate

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