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English Dictionary: wise	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wise adj having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment" Antonym(s): foolish marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision" Synonym(s): judicious, wise, heady evidencing the possession of inside information Synonym(s): knowing, wise(p), wise to(p) 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!" Synonym(s): fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise n a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise" United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949) Synonym(s): Wise, Stephen Samuel Wise United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900) Synonym(s): Wise, Isaac Mayer Wise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wise \Wise\, a. [Compar. {Wiser}; superl. {Wisest}.] [OE. wis, AS. w[c6]s; akin to OS. & OFries. w[c6]s, D. wijs, G. weise, OHG. w[c6]s, w[c6]si, Icel. v[c6]ss, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Goth. weis; akin to wit, v. i. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Righteous}, {Wisdom}.] 1. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. --Jer. iv. 22. 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. When clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks. --Shak. From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation. --2 Tim. iii. 15. 3. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination. 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. 4. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty. [R.] [bd]Thou art . . . no novice, but a governor wily and wise.[b8] --Chaucer. Nor, on the other side, Will I be penuriously wise As to make money, that's my slave, my idol. --Beau. & Fl. Lords do not care for me: I am too wise to die yet. --Ford. 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. [bd]Eminent in wise deport.[b8] --Milton. {To make it wise}, to make it a matter of deliberation. [Obs.] [bd] We thought it was not worth to make it wise.[b8] --Chaucer. {Wise in years}, old enough to be wise; wise from age and experience; hence, aged; old. [Obs.] A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one; He's wise in years, and of a temperate warmth. --Ford. You are too wise in years, too full of counsel, For my green experience. --Ford.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wise \Wise\, a. [OE. wise, AS. w[c6]se; akin to OS. w[c6]sa, OFries. w[c6]s, D. wijs, wijze, OHG. w[c6]sa, G. weise, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Icel. [94][?]ruv[c6]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. [bd]All armed in complete wise.[b8] --Spenser. To love her in my beste wyse. --Chaucer. This song she sings in most commanding wise. --Sir P. Sidney. Let not these blessings then, sent from above, Abused be, or spilt in profane wise. --Fairfax. Note: This word is nearly obsolete, except in such phrases as in any wise, in no wise, on this wise, etc. [bd] Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.[b8] --Ps. xxxvii. 8. [bd]He shall in no wise lose his reward.[b8] --Matt. x. 42. [bd] On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel.[b8] --Num. vi. 23. 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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wise, VA (town, FIPS 87072) Location: 36.97725 N, 82.58044 W Population (1990): 3193 (1419 housing units) Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 24293