patchwiseadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpatʃwʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈpætʃˌwaɪz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: patch n.¹, -wise comb. form.

Etymology: < patch n.¹ + -wise comb. form. With use as adjective compare earlier patchy adj.¹

A. adv.

In the manner of a patch or patches. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [adverb] > in a makeshift manner

patchwisea1859

a1859 J. Austin Lect. Jurispr. (1879) II. xxxix. 684 Statute law stuck patchwise on a body of judiciary.

1893 Select Libr. Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers 2nd Ser. V. 291 He attached that nonsense patchwise to his own, acting like those who get their bread by begging.

B. adj.

Patchy; irregular.

ΚΠ

1935 A. Van Valkenburg & E. Huntington Europe vi. 90 The patchwise distribution on the limestone plateau.

1958 R. H. Whittaker in W. C. Steere Fifty Years Bot. 348 The role of hurricane winds in patchwise disturbance of New England forests.

1999 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 96 2984/1 Depigmentation was permanent (>17 months) and generally progressed slowly after the initial rapid patch-wise depigmentation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	patchwise
释义	patchwiseadv.adj. Brit. /ˈpatʃwʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈpætʃˌwaɪz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: patch n.¹, -wise comb. form. Etymology: < patch n.¹ + -wise comb. form. With use as adjective compare earlier patchy adj.¹ A. adv. In the manner of a patch or patches. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [adverb] > in a makeshift manner patchwisea1859 a1859 J. Austin Lect. Jurispr. (1879) II. xxxix. 684 Statute law stuck patchwise on a body of judiciary. 1893 Select Libr. Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers 2nd Ser. V. 291 He attached that nonsense patchwise to his own, acting like those who get their bread by begging. B. adj. Patchy; irregular. ΚΠ 1935 A. Van Valkenburg & E. Huntington Europe vi. 90 The patchwise distribution on the limestone plateau. 1958 R. H. Whittaker in W. C. Steere Fifty Years Bot. 348 The role of hurricane winds in patchwise disturbance of New England forests. 1999 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 96 2984/1 Depigmentation was permanent (>17 months) and generally progressed slowly after the initial rapid patch-wise depigmentation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.a1859
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