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weather-wise

weath·er-wise
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [weth -er wahyz]
    • /ˈwɛð ər waɪz/
    • /ˈweðə(r) waɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [weth -er wahyz]
    • /ˈwɛð ər waɪz/

Definitions of weather-wise word

  • adjective weather-wise skillful in predicting weather. 1
  • adjective weather-wise skillful in predicting reactions, opinions, etc.: weather-wise political experts. 1
  • adjective weather-wise skilful or experienced in predicting weather conditions 0
  • adjective weather-wise skilful or experienced in predicting trends in public opinion, reactions, etc 0
  • adjective weather-wise skilled in predicting the weather 0
  • adjective weather-wise skilled in predicting shifts of opinion, feeling, etc. 0

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Origin of weather-wise

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, weather-wise is from the late Middle English word wederwise. See weather, wise1

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Parts of speech for Weather-wise

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

weather-wise popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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