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way-wise

way-wise adjective: expert or knowledgeable in finding or keeping the way; knowing the way or route.

Adjective

way-wise (comparative more way-wise, superlative most way-wise)

  1. Expert or knowledgeable in finding or keeping the way; knowing the way or route.

Forms of way-wise

comparativemore way-wise
superlativemost way-wise
alternative formwaywise

Origin of way-wise

From way + wise. Compare also waywitty, waywiser.

Questions about way-wise

What does way-wise mean?
Way-wise means expert or knowledgeable in finding or keeping the way; knowing the way or route.
What part of speech is way-wise?
Way-wise is an adjective.

Words near way-wise in the dictionary

  1. way-station
  2. way-stations
  3. way-traffic
  4. way-train
  5. way-trains
  6. way-wise
  7. Waya
  8. Wayana
  9. Wayanad
  10. Wayanad bowtail
  11. wayang

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