letterwise

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adjective

In terms of letters of the alphabet.

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Meanings

adjectiveletterwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn terms of letters of the alphabet.

    […] an encryption algorithm with multiple usage of a secret key for the letterwise encryption of prefixes […]

    2008, Joachim Biskup, Security in Computing Systems: Challenges, Approaches and Solutions, page 410
    1 more example

    Skillful readers' processing of text seems far too fast and efficient to be based on letterwise processing of its print.

    1994, Marilyn Jager Adams, Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning About Print, page 105

Origin

From letter + -wise.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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