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Wise

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v.) 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.

(2):

(v.) Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.

(3):

(v.) Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination.

(4):

(v.) Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion.

(5):

(v.) Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.

(6):

(v.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Wise'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/wise.html. 1828.