gangsterwise

adv

Etymology

From gangster + -wise.

  1. derived from *ǵʰengʰ-
  2. inherited from *ganganą
  3. inherited from *gangan
  4. inherited from gangan
  5. inherited from gangen
  6. suffixed as gangster — “gang + ster
  7. suffixed as gangsterwise — “gangster + wise

Definitions

  1. According to, or in the manner of a gangster

    • But what he did not respect, gangster-wise or otherwise but no wise, was that part of the pie that belonged to his uncles.
    • I wasn't cuttin' much of a figure, gangsterwise.

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