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pistolwise

pistolwise adjective: skilled in the use of a pistol.

Adjective

pistolwise (comparative more pistolwise, superlative most pistolwise)

  1. Skilled in the use of a pistol.
    • But they must be pistolwise too, for their formation reveals without doubt that they are really friends.1995, Carlos Bulosan, Epifanio San Juan, Cry and Dedication, page 302

Forms of pistolwise

comparativemore pistolwise
superlativemost pistolwise

Origin of pistolwise

From pistol + wise.

Questions about pistolwise

What does pistolwise mean?
Pistolwise means skilled in the use of a pistol.
What part of speech is pistolwise?
Pistolwise is an adjective.

Words near pistolwise in the dictionary

  1. Pistolvania
  2. pistolwhip
  3. pistolwhipped
  4. pistolwhipping
  5. pistolwhips
  6. pistolwise
  7. piston
  8. piston engine
  9. piston engines
  10. piston ring
  11. piston rings

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