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wise - a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise" |
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fashion,
manner,
mode,
style,
way characteristic or habitual practice
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Wise - United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900) |
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Wise - United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949) |
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wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment" |
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foolish devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
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advisable worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise; "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"; "extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to telephone first"
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advised,
well-advised having received information; "be kept advised"
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politic smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
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prudent careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"
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all-knowing,
omniscient infinitely wise
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perspicacious,
sagacious,
sapient acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"
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owlish resembling an owl; solemn and wise in appearance
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sapiential characterized by wisdom, especially the wisdom of God; "a sapiential government"
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sage of the grey-green color of sage leaves
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