moviewise

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English

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Etymology

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From movie +‎ -wise.

Adverb

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moviewise (not comparable)

  1. In regard to movies.
    • 1951 May 9, H. M. M., “In the First Place”, in Exhibitor, volume 46, number 1, page 7:
      However, if the legal wind is blowing that way, it would perhaps be best to lay off this sort of idea, moviewise, lest anyone start making a career out of striking back.
    • 2016 October 30, Siri Cruise, “Re: Ye olde burbs & rural mythology”, in alt.politics.liberalism[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2017-04-28, message-ID <chine.bleu-371DA6.12162630102016@news.eternal-september.org>:
      Like when Aragorn starts on the paths of the dead bookwise he and his Dunedain are regarded, despite their small size, among the most powerful companies in the area. And then with the dead, he defeats armies in southern Gondor _and_ rallies those people to fight at his command, showing his ability as a king. When he gets to Minas Tirith he is leading an army as great as Rohan instead of a handful and a ship of vapours that would have been laughed at by orcs and ringwraiths. Moviewise he's never more than a nerfherder with ideas above his station stealing Arwen and betraying Elrond.