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Nesa Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
What does health-wise exactly mean?
Hi,
Denial is health-wise, the most dangerous defensive mechanism for individuals suffering chronic diseases.
Is there any synonym?
Regards,
Nesa
Denial is health-wise, the most dangerous defensive mechanism for individuals suffering chronic diseases.
Is there any synonym?
Regards,
Nesa
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" The sentence is badly punctuated, though. You could just remove the comma altogether.
- " The sentence is badly punctuated, though.
- You could just remove the comma altogether.
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In this particular context, "health-wise" means "as far as health is concerned" or "from the point of view of health."
The sentence is badly punctuated, though. You could just remove the comma altogether.
The sentence is badly punctuated, though. You could just remove the comma altogether.
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ozzourtiIn this particular context, "health-wise" means "as far as health is concerned" or "from the point of view of health."The sentence is badly punctuated, though. You could just remove the comma altogether.If comma is removed then again "health-wise" means "as far as health is concerned"?
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Yes, but "with respect to health" would probably be a less verbose synonym.
The suffix -wise is just a space-saving (or time-saving) device, particularly common is conversational English.
The suffix -wise is just a space-saving (or time-saving) device, particularly common is conversational English.
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