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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]
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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)
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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
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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
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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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Thesaurus Results for Wise:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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