wise \wise\ wimacz, a. compar. wiser wimacz"~er;
   superl. wisest. oe. wis, as. wimacs; akin to os. 
   ofries. wimacs, d. wijs, g. weise, ohg. wimacs,
   wimacsi, icel. vimacss, sw. vis, dan. viis, goth. weis;
   akin to wit, v. i. see wit, v., and cf. righteous,
   wisdom.
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   1. having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive
      information; erudite; learned.
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            they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have
            no knowledge.                         --jer. iv. 22.
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   2. hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning
      and judging soundly concerning what is true or false,
      proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best
      means for accomplishing them; sagacious.
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            when clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks.
                                                  --shak.
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            from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,
            which are able to make thee wise unto salvation. --2
                                                  tim. iii. 15.
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   3. versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous;
      specifically, skilled in divination.
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            fal. there was, mine host, an old fat woman even now
            with me; but she's gone.
            sim. pray you, sir, was't not the wise woman of
            brentford?                            --shak.
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   4. hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.
      r. "thou art . . . no novice, but a governor wily and
      wise." --chaucer.
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            nor, on the other side,
            will i be penuriously wise
            as to make money, that's my slave, my idol. --beau.
                                                   fl.
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            lords do not care for me:
            i am too wise to die yet.             --ford.
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   5. dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting
      wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious;
      discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise
      conduct or management; a wise determination. "eminent in
      wise deport." --milton.
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   to make it wise, to make it a matter of deliberation.
      obs. "we thought it was not worth to make it wise."
      --chaucer.

   wise in years, old enough to be wise; wise from age and
      experience; hence, aged; old. obs.
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            a very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one;
            he's wise in years, and of a temperate warmth.
                                                  --ford.
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            you are too wise in years, too full of counsel,
            for my green experience.              --ford.
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see also:
wiser wisest wit righteous wisdom to make it wise 
wise in years