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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
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