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Definition of "wise" []
- Having the ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; sagacious: a wise leader. (adjective)
- Exhibiting common sense; prudent: a wise decision. (adjective)
- Shrewd; crafty. (adjective)
- Having great learning; erudite. (adjective)
- Provided with information; informed. Used with to: was wise to the politics of the department. (adjective)
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Use "wise" in a sentence
- "Were all men simply wise and just, all predicating of certain men that they were _more_, or _most, wise_ or _just_, would be at once absurd and without utility."
- "_He that walketh with the wise shall be wise_ (Prov.xiii. 20) is as true to-day as when first uttered."
- "The divergence of such a syllogism from the _Dictum_ may, however, be easily shown to be superficial by writing, instead of _No wise man fears death_, the simple, converse, _No man who fears death is wise_."
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