chairwise

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adverb

In the manner or orientation of a chair.

OriginProto-Germanic *wīsaz ← Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós ← English chair →
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Meanings

adverbchairwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the manner or orientation of a chair.
  2. not comparableIn terms of chairs.

    Chairwise, the Latvians have done some very arresting things lately.

    2021, S. J. Perelman, Adam Gopnik, S. J. Perelman: Writings (LOA #346)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  5. Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
  8. Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
  9. Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
  10. Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
  11. Latincathedra
  12. Old Frenchchaiere
  13. Middle Englishchayere
  14. Englishchair
  15. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  17. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  18. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  19. Englishchairwise

From chair + -wise.

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APA

chairwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairwise

MLA

“chairwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairwise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chairwise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairwise.

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