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Now the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the whole world: and a wise king is the upholding of the people.

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  1. adjective Having the ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; sagacious: a wise leader.
  2. adjective Exhibiting common sense; prudent: a wise decision.
  3. adjective Shrewd; crafty.

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  • Sanjay Dutt, a hit about a gangster who pretends to be a doctor whenever his parents turn up, is to be shot as Chris Tucker, who is best known as the wise-cracking cop in the Aamir Khan apologize for remarks he's made criticizing the BJP or else it'll ensure his new film, —  GreenCine Daily
  • It's been a quiet week around my neck of the woods party-wise, which is great -- it's given me time to apply my skills to other spots in the office.
  • Electronic-wise, the major name on the bill, however, is —  RA News
  • This was useful for certain purposes for them [it's easier being a woman in your thirties and married, status-wise which is weird, and the same is true for men in a different way, in my opinion anyhow] but I think sort of denied the inevitable: that they were both for most intents and purposes, single. —  Ask MetaFilter
  • To do other wise is a wast of tax payer funds. by rcw - Feb 26th, 2009 @ 7: 15pm —  Techdirt
 

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Etymologies (5)

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  1. Middle English, from Old English wīs; see weid- in Indo-European roots.
  2. Middle English, from Old English wīse; see weid- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English wis, wys, from Anglo-Saxon wīs = Old Saxon OFries. wīs = Dutch wijs = Middle Low German wīs, Low German wis = Old High German wīs, wīsi, Middle High German wīs, wise, German weise = Icelandic vīss = Swedish Danish vis = Gothic (Moesogothic) weis (in comp. unweis, unwise), wise; prob. orig. *wītsa, *wītta, with past participle formative, from the root of Anglo-Saxon witan, etc., English wit, know: see wit.
  2. from Middle English wise, wyse, from Anglo-Saxon wīse = Old Saxon wīsa = OFries. wīs = Dutch wijs = Low German wise = Old High German wīsa, Middle High German wise, German weise = Icelandic *vīs (in comp. öthruvīs, otherwise) = Swedish Dau. vis, way, manner, wise; from tho same source as wise: see wise, and cf. -wise. Doublet of guise.
  3. from Middle English wisen, wysen, from Anglo-Saxon wīsian = OS wīsean = Dutch wijzen = Old High German wīsan, Middle High German wīsen, German weisen = Icelandic vīsa = Swedish visa = Danish vise, show, point out, exhibit; orig. ‘make wise or knowing,’ ‘inform,’ from the adjective, Anglo-Saxon wīs, etc., wise: see wise. Cf. wiss.
 

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