-wise

> -wise and -ways
-wise and -ways cause problems. Added to nouns, -wise can form adverbs of manner indicating either "in such a position or direction", as in "lengthwise" and "clockwise", and "in the manner of", as in "crabwise". In modern usage -wise is frequently used to mean "with reference to", as in "Weatherwise it was fine", "Workwise all is well" and "Moneywise they're not doing too well". The suffix -ways has a more limited use. It means "in such a way, direction or manner of", as in "lengthways" and "sideways".