Wise: Definition and part of speech

Wise

  1. v. Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion.
  2. v. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.
  3. v. 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.
  4. v. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination.
  5. v. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.
  6. v. 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.
  7. The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

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