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hourwise

adj · adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Hourly or in terms of hours.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adv

Meaning 2

Hourly or in terms of hours.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 1957, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Letters from Goethe Let me proffer the observation that work done to a prescribed timetable, within a given time, produces and trains men who also do only the barest minumum by the hour and as it were hourwise.

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History

Etymology

From hour + -wise.