In the manner or direction of a gutter; along the line of a gutter or groove.
Formed from 'gutter' with the adverbial suffix '-wise' (Old English 'wīse,' meaning 'manner' or 'way'). This productive suffix appears in words like 'lengthwise,' 'clockwise,' and 'likewise.'
The '-wise' suffix is ancient but still productive—we use it constantly (clockwise, likewise, crosswise), and it's so flexible that people keep inventing new '-wise' words like 'weatherwise' or 'content-wise,' showing how patterns in language live for centuries.
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