halfwise

Partly wise; having limited wisdom.

Adjective

  1. Partly wise; having limited wisdom.
    • You don't need to be overly wise. / One should only be halfwise. / The one with just enough wits / leads the best of lives. - 2014, The Poetic Edda, page 41:

Origin

half + wise

Adverb

  1. In half; into two halves.
    • Big animal. Wouldn't all fit in the back, so we sawed it halfwise. Left the front for the bears. The hindquarters we took along. - 2018, Ashwin Sunder, Fear of Dreaming, page 331:

Origin

half + -wise