Wise

Definition of wise:

part of speech: adverb

Wisely.

part of speech: adjective

Judging rightly: using knowledge well; learned; containing wisdom.

part of speech: adjective

Having wit or knowledge: able to make use of knowledge well: judging rightly: discreet: learned: skillful: dictated by wisdom: containing wisdom.

part of speech: noun

A way of acting or being; fashion; manner; as, in any wise, etc.

part of speech: adjective

Judging correctly from experience; having ability to decide rightly what is best to say or do; discreet; skilful; learned; based on good judgment.

part of speech: noun

Way, manner.

Usage examples for wise:

• Maybe some day some wise man like yourself will be able to tell us what it was for. "The Charm of Ireland", Burton Egbert Stevenson.

• But it wasn't very wise "The Explorer", W. Somerset Maugham.

• He is not very wise "Love and Lucy", Maurice Henry Hewlett.

• You're a wise little man! "Boy Scouts in a Submarine", G. Harvey Ralphson.