Weather-wise

adj, adv

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Skilled in predicting changes in the weather.

    "He glanced with a weatherwise eye at the sky now falling into evening tones - placid and still. "Drought's breaking, but this weather ought to hold for a bit.""

  2. 2
    Skilled in predicting changes in conditions, such as of public opinion. figuratively
Adverb
  1. 1
    With respect to weather. not-comparable

    "Early in December, a rotten day weatherwise, Charley Partanna, CEO of the Prizzi family, sat behind his desk"

Synonyms

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apocalypticdivinatoryforeseeingforewarningoracularpredictive

Example

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"He glanced with a weatherwise eye at the sky now falling into evening tones - placid and still. "Drought's breaking, but this weather ought to hold for a bit.""

Etymology

Etymology 1

From weather + wise (“having wisdom”).

Etymology 2

From weather + -wise.

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