Wise

a.	1.
	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. 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. To make it wise to make it a matter of deliberation. Wise in years old enough to be wise; wise from age and experience; hence, aged; old. - Chaucer. 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.
	1.	Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion. 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.

Noun	1.	wise - a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise"
	2.	Wise - United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949) Synonyms: Stephen Samuel Wise
	3.	Wise - United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900) Synonyms: Isaac Mayer Wise
Adj.	1.	wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment" Antonyms: foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
	2.	wise - marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a sensible manager"; "a wise decision" Synonyms: judicious, sensible
	3.	wise - evidencing the possession of inside information Synonyms: knowing, wise to
	4.	wise - able to take a broad view of negotiations between states Synonyms: diplomatic
	5.	wise - carefully considered; "a considered opinion" Synonyms: considered

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