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Itis vs Iwis - What's the difference?

itis | iwis |

As a noun itis

is (informal) a medical condition accompanied by inflammation.

As an adverb iwis is

certainly, surely, indeed.

itis

English

(wikipedia itis)

Noun

(es)
  • (informal) A medical condition accompanied by inflammation.
  • * 1973 , April 16, “ Scorecard”, Robert W. Creamer ed., in Sports Illustrated
    • “. . . Arthritis, tendinitis and all those other itises will eventually catch up with you.”
  • (informal, Caribbean) The feeling of sleepiness after eating a heavy meal, usually the itis.

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    iwis

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ywis * iwys

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Certainly, surely, indeed.
  • *, Bk.V:
  • *:Thou art welcome iwys , for thou sekyst aftir sorow!
  • *1842 , Thomas Macaulay, Horatius :
  • *:Iwis , in all the Senate / There was no heart so bold.
  • *1890 , James Russell Lowell, Poetical Works :
  • *:God vanished long ago, iwis , A mere subjective synthesis