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-wise
suffix
added
to
nouns
to
mean
‘
concerning
’
or
‘
with
regard
to
’
that
subject
•
Budget-wise
,
we
should
save
more
this
month
.
Budget-wise
,
we
should
save
more
this
month
.
•
Time-wise
,
the
project
is
on
track
.
Time-wise
,
the
project
is
on
track
.
From
the
Old
English
noun
wīse
‘
manner
,
way
’,
later
used
as
an
adverbial
ending
in
compounds
like
‘
lengthwise
’;
modern
usage
meaning
‘
regarding
’
arose
in
the
20th
century
.
chair
noun
a
piece
of
furniture
made
for
one
person
to
sit
on
,
usually
with
a
back
and
four
legs
.
•
Maria
pulled
out
a
chair
and
invited
me
to
sit
.
Maria
pulled
out
a
chair
and
invited
me
to
sit
.
•
The
old
rocking
chair
creaked
softly
on
the
porch
at
sunset
.
The
old
rocking
chair
creaked
softly
on
the
porch
at
sunset
.
Middle
English
chaere
,
from
Old
French
chaiere
,
from
Latin
cathedra
‘
seat
’.
