riffwise

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English riff

Proto-Indo-European *weyd-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *wéydos

Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós

Proto-Germanic *wīsaz

Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz

Proto-West Germanic *-wīs

Old English -wīs

Middle English -wis

English -wise

English riffwise

From riff + -wise.

Adverb

riffwise (not comparable)

1. (music) In terms of riffs
   • 2000 February 8, George Smith, “Swede Surrender”, in Village Voice‎^[1], archived from the original on 30 June 2013:

     My, they all were right up there with the Ted Nugents and Grand Funks riffwise, weren't they?