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appearancewise

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English

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Etymology

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From appearance +‎ -wise.

Adverb

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appearancewise (not comparable)

  1. (uncommon) In regard to appearance; in terms of appearance.
    • 1971, Susan Berman, The Underground Guide to the College of Your Choice, Signet, page 317:
      The campus is divided into three equal groups appearancewise — freaks, straights and a combination.
    • 1978, Brown Meggs, Aria, New York: Atheneum Books, page 221:
      Only this, dear boy—she’s not in very good form appearancewise.
    • 2005, Michael Winner, Winner Takes All: A Life of Sorts[1], Great Britain: Portico Books:
      There is no question that after these photos were taken I was on a downward slope, appearancewise.