Turkwise

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adverb

In the manner of a Turk or Turks.

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Meanings

adverbTurkwise (comparative more Turkwise, superlative most Turkwise)

comparative more Turkwise · superlative most Turkwise

  1. In the manner of a Turk or Turks.

    "What if I give him the bastinado, Turkwise? Methinks that would bring him into a sounder temper."

    1835, Robert Montgomery Bird, Cortes; or, The fall of Mexico, volume II, London: Richard Bentley, page 120

Origin

From Turk + -wise.

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APA

Turkwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkwise

MLA

“Turkwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkwise. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Turkwise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkwise.

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