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battlewise en · ADV · etymology 1

Etymology

From battle + -wise.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) In terms of battle.
   • Battlewise the conflict was to be gauged in terms of skirmishes and local fighting, but actually the hurtful war was that between citizen and soldier against the ruthless guerrillas who preyed on the land. 2000, Henry P. Scalf, Kentucky's Last Frontier, page 7:

battlewise en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From battle + wise.

Meanings

1. Experienced in battle.
   • The column stopped. The battlewise men at the rear of the column immediately started eating their "K" rations. 1946, Infantry Journal, volumes 58-59, page 29:

Forms

Hyponyms

battle-hardened