-wise

 
Pronunciation: /wʌɪz/

suffix

  • forming adjectives and adverbs of manner or respect such as clockwise, otherwise. Compare with -ways.
  • informal with respect to; concerning: security-wise, there are few problems

Origin:

from wise2

In modern English the suffix -wise is attached to nouns to form a sentence adverb meaning ‘concerning or with respect to’, as in confidence-wise, tax-wise, price-wise, time-wise, news-wise, and culture-wise. The suffix is very productive and widely used in modern English but most of the words so formed are considered inelegant or not good English style.