An archaic term meaning 'in all ways' or 'in every way'; completely or entirely.
Compound of Old English 'eall' (all) and 'wise' (way or manner). The suffix '-wise' creates adverbs indicating manner or direction, common in Middle English.
The suffix '-wise' survives today in words like 'clockwise' and 'likewise'—we still use this 1000-year-old building block to describe how things move or happen!
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