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💧 Using little water 🌦️ About water conditions
waterwise

waterwise

5.9
About water supply or rainfall
  • adverb
  • /ˈwɔːtərˌwaɪz/
: de manera eficiente con el agua
  • The city is, waterwise, facing severe shortages this summer.

Examples

  • The farm is, waterwise, dependent on seasonal rainfall for its crops.

  • The region is, waterwise, much better off than it was a decade ago.

  • Be waterwise!

  • The community is becoming more waterwise every year.

  • The city is, waterwise, planning to reduce water usage during the upcoming dry season.

  • Farmers are adopting waterwise practices to cope with decreasing rainfall.

  • We need to be waterwise to conserve our precious water resources.

Synonyms

hydrologically
vswaterwise
  • Specialized
1 7.1

In a way that shows how water moves and spreads

focuses on supply, rainfall, and practical water conditions

Surface Forms

waterwise positive

Morphology

waterwise = water (transparent) = water + wise

Formed by adding '-wise' to 'water' to mean 'with regard to water', which is a straightforward compositional meaning.

Etymology

Waterwise as an adverb uses the same parts, water and wise, with wise meaning 'in relation to', as in clockwise. So to say a place is, waterwise, better or worse means 'in terms of water' or 'as far as its water supply is concerned'.