militarywise

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adverb

In the fashion of the military.

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Meanings

adverbmilitarywise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the fashion of the military.

    […] a perfect Babel of voices accompanies the clatter of plates and knives and the tramp of the waiters as they march in, militarywise, in double file, with fresh dishes.

    1881, “In the Sunny Rhineland”, in Charles Dickens, Jr, editor, All the Year Round, volume 27, page 437
  2. not comparableIn military terms.

    It seemed to me we had a much better chance militarywise in perfecting our A-bomb weapons.

    2002, Richard Polenberg, In the matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer: the security clearance hearing, page 187

Origin

From military + -wise.

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APA

militarywise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/militarywise

MLA

“militarywise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/militarywise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “militarywise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/militarywise.

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