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wise

UK/waɪz/ US/ˈwaɪz/ common slang us
adjective (5) noun (3)

adjective

1.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

  • “a wise leader”
  • “a wise and perceptive comment”
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2.

marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters

  • “judicious use of one”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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3.

evidencing the possession of inside information

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4.

able to take a broad view of negotiations between states

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5.

carefully considered

  • “a considered opinion”
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noun

1.

a way of doing or being

  • “in no wise”
  • “in this wise”
2.

United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)

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United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)

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Origin

From Middle English wys, wyse, from Old English wīs (“wise”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (“knowledgeable, wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos (“seeing; knowledge”), from *weyd- (“to see”).

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