Definitions

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  • adverb As lovers do.

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  • adverb As lovers do.

Etymologies

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lover +‎ -wise

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Examples

  • But Betty's husband was not a grampus, but a very fine fellow, a mate to be wholly proud of: and he loved her devotedly and expressed his love beautifully loverwise, as her tell-tale face informed me.

    The Red Planet William John Locke 1896

  • Still, he would have greeted her loverwise; but she lifted her hand and waved him back, and fear took hold of him.

    Eric Brighteyes Henry Rider Haggard 1890

  • As they sat down here loverwise, Basil, as in the early days of their courtship, began to recite a poem.

    Their Wedding Journey William Dean Howells 1878

  • As they sat down here loverwise, Basil, as in the early days of their courtship, began to recite a poem.

    Complete March Family Trilogy William Dean Howells 1878

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