phonewise

P3H4O1N1E1W4I1S1E1

adverb

In terms or by means of the telephone.

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

adverbphonewise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn terms or by means of the telephone.

    Cannot get onto them phonewise or through their children.

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Origin

  1. Frenchtélé-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
  4. Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
  5. Frenchtéléphone
  6. Englishtelephoneclip.
  7. Englishphone
  8. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  10. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  11. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  12. Englishphonewise

From phone + -wise.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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