In the manner or style of a harp or harpist; in a way characteristic of harp playing or music.
From 'harp' + '-wise' (Old English suffix meaning 'manner' or 'direction,' also seen in 'clockwise'). This formation allows for creative adverbial expressions in English.
The '-wise' suffix is incredibly productive in English—we keep inventing new 'wise' words like 'weatherwise' and 'moneywise,' and 'harpwise' shows how flexible our language is for creating descriptive adverbs!
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