weatherwise

English

Etymology 1

weather +‎ -wise

Adverb

weatherwise (not comparable)

  1. (domain) With respect to the weather.
    • 1988, Richard Condon, Prizzi's glory‎, page 1:
      Early in December, a rotten day weatherwise, Charley Partanna, CEO of the Prizzi family, sat behind his desk

Etymology 2

weather +‎ wise

Alternative forms

Adjective

weatherwise (comparative more weatherwise, superlative most weatherwise)

  1. skilful in forecasting the changes of the weather
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Hakluyt to this entry?)

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Last modified on 17 March 2013, at 18:22