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Definition of Wise

Wise
Wise Wise, a. [OE. wise, AS. w[=i]se; akin to OS. w[=i]sa, OFries. w[=i]s, D. wijs, wijze, OHG. w[=i]sa, G. weise, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Icel. ["o]?ruv[=i]s otherwise; from the root of E. wit; hence, originally, knowledge, skill. See Wit, v., and cf. Guise.] Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion. ``All armed in complete wise.' --Spenser. To love her in my beste wyse. --Chaucer. This song she sings in most commanding wise. --Sir P. Sidney. Let not these blessings then, sent from above, Abused be, or spilt in profane wise. --Fairfax. Note: This word is nearly obsolete, except in such phrases as in any wise, in no wise, on this wise, etc. `` Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.' --Ps. xxxvii. 8. ``He shall in no wise lose his reward.' --Matt. x. 42. `` On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel.' --Num. vi. 23. Note: Wise is often used as a suffix in composition, as in likewise, nowise, lengthwise, etc., in which words -ways is often substituted with the same sense; as, noways, lengthways, etc.

Meaning of Wise from wikipedia

- Look up wise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wise, as a word, refers to someone with wisdom. Wise may also refer to: Wise (surname) Wise (composer)...
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