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  • adjective superlative form of wise: most wise. Most wise.

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Examples

  • King Solomon, the author of this proverb, has been called the wisest man In the world.

    Dare 2B Wise Joe White 2004

  • King Solomon, the author of this proverb, has been called the wisest man In the world.

    Dare 2B Wise Joe White 2004

  • "They talk," began Harmos hesitatingly; "they talk of the luck of your servant, Abdul Kassim, whom they call the wisest and richest of your subjects."

    Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know Various 1896

  • So he called the wisest woman in the land to him, and she promised to find the Princess, on condition of the King, in his turn, promising to give her anything she desired as a reward.

    Tales of the Punjab Flora Annie Steel 1888

  • Then he called his wisest men together and asked them,

    Fifty Famous People James Baldwin 1883

  • "'And art thou called the wisest of the beasts?' they exclaimed; 'verily thou art the most foolish.

    Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Various

  • Yet a little while ago we found it difficult to accept the argument which proved that the wisest are the wealthiest.

    Eryxias 2007

  • Steward Bridgens had been about eight years older then than Peglar was now — in his late forties — but already known as the wisest and most widely read warrant officer in the fleet.

    The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007

  • Yet a little while ago we found it difficult to accept the argument which proved that the wisest are the wealthiest.

    Eryxias 2007

  • King Solomon, the author of this proverb, has been called the wisest man In the world.

    Dare 2B Wise Joe White 2004

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