Meanings
battlewise1
- not comparableIn terms of battle.
Battlewise the conflict was to be gauged in terms of skirmishes and local fighting, but actually the hurtful war was that between citizen and soldier against the ruthless guerrillas who preyed on the land.
2000, Henry P. Scalf, Kentucky's Last Frontier, page 7
battlewise2
comparative more battlewise · superlative most battlewise
- Experienced in battle.
The column stopped. The battlewise men at the rear of the column immediately started eating their "K" rations.
1946, Infantry Journal, volumes 58-59, page 29
Origin
battlewise · adverb
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰedʰh₂-
- Latinbattuō
- Late Latinbattālia
- Old Frenchbataille
- Middle Englishbatayle
- Englishbattle
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
- Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
- Englishbattlewise
battlewise · adjective
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰedʰh₂-
- Latinbattuō
- Late Latinbattālia
- Old Frenchbataille
- Middle Englishbatayle
- Englishbattle
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
- Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
- Old Englishwīs
- Middle Englishwys, wyse
- Englishwise
- Englishbattlewise
Cite this entry
battlewise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battlewise
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