adjective, verb
adjective (wiser, wisest)
1 (of people) able to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have:
a wise old man * I'm older and wiser after ten years in the business.
2 (of actions and behaviour) sensible; based on good judgement:
a wise decision / precaution * It was very wise to leave when you did. * The wisest course of action is just to say nothing. * I was grateful for her wise counsel.
wisely adverb:
She nodded wisely. * He wisely decided to tell the truth.
IDIOMS
be none the wiser
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for wise is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does wise appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — wise appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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