voicewise

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

voice +‎ -wise

Adverb[edit]

voicewise (not comparable)

  1. In terms of voice.
    • 1922, School Music, page 16:
      In order to accomplish this purpose the student's level of understanding, voicewise, must be raised on the five points of Hearing, Observing, Performing, Absorbing and THINKING.
    • 1963, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Protecting Postal Patrons from Obscene and Obnoxious Mail and Communist Propaganda: Hearings Before the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, Eighty-eighth Congress, First Session-second Session, on H. R. 142, H. R. 319, and Similar Bills, page 129:
      I have one case in mind where a letter carrier was thoroughly harassed, voicewise, by someone who received this from him.
    • 1989, Ted Holland, B Western Actors Encyclopedia: Facts, Photos, and Filmographies for More Than 250 Familiar Faces, McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub
      In fact, many argue that voicewise Dean was the best of the singing cowboy lot.