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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
wise
    adj 1: having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise
           leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment" [ant: foolish]
    2: marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in
       practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise
       decision" [syn: judicious, wise, heady]
    3: evidencing the possession of inside information [syn:
       knowing, wise(p), wise to(p)]
    4: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me";
       "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent
       boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
       [syn: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold,
       smart, saucy, sassy, wise]
    n 1: a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise"
    2: United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
       [syn: Wise, Stephen Samuel Wise]
    3: United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united
       reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)
       [syn: Wise, Isaac Mayer Wise]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wise \wise\, a. [OE. wise, AS. w[imac]se; akin to OS. w[imac]sa,
   OFries. w[imac]s, D. wijs, wijze, OHG. w[imac]sa, G. weise,
   Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Icel. ["o][eth]ruv[imac]s otherwise; from
   the root of E. wit; hence, originally, knowledge, skill. See
   Wit, v., and cf. Guise.]
   Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion. "All armed in
   complete wise." --Spenser.
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         To love her in my beste wyse.            --Chaucer.
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         This song she sings in most commanding wise. --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.
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         Let not these blessings then, sent from above,
         Abused be, or spilt in profane wise.     --Fairfax.
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   Note: This word is nearly obsolete, except in such phrases as
         in any wise, in no wise, on this wise, etc. " Fret not
         thyself in any wise to do evil." --Ps. xxxvii. 8. "He
         shall in no wise lose his reward." --Matt. x. 42. " On
         this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel."
         --Num. vi. 23.
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   Note: Wise is often used as a suffix in composition, as in
         likewise, nowise, lengthwise, etc., in which words
         -ways is often substituted with the same sense; as,
         noways, lengthways, etc.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Wise \Wise\ (w[imac]z), a. [Compar. Wiser (w[imac]z"[~e]r);
   superl. Wisest.] [OE. wis, AS. w[imac]s; akin to OS. &
   OFries. w[imac]s, D. wijs, G. weise, OHG. w[imac]s,
   w[imac]si, Icel. v[imac]ss, 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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4. V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016)
WISE
       World-wide Information System for r&d Efforts (WWW, IGD)
       

5. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Wise -- U.S. County in Texas
   Population (2000):    48793
   Housing Units (2000): 19242
   Land area (2000):     904.606170 sq. miles (2342.919126 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    18.166985 sq. miles (47.052272 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    922.773155 sq. miles (2389.971398 sq. km)
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             33.205893 N, 97.674285 W
   Headwords:
    Wise
    Wise, TX
    Wise County
    Wise County, TX


6. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Wise -- U.S. County in Virginia
   Population (2000):    40123
   Housing Units (2000): 17792
   Land area (2000):     404.042338 sq. miles (1046.464808 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    1.178921 sq. miles (3.053391 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    405.221259 sq. miles (1049.518199 sq. km)
   Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
   Location:             36.953238 N, 82.623990 W
   Headwords:
    Wise
    Wise, VA
    Wise County
    Wise County, VA


7. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Wise, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia
   Population (2000):    3255
   Housing Units (2000): 1594
   Land area (2000):     3.072609 sq. miles (7.958020 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.072609 sq. miles (7.958020 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            87072
   Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
   Location:             36.978057 N, 82.577033 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     24293
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Wise, VA
    Wise


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