wise
Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
Adjective 3 meanings
Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
“Storing extra food for the winter was a wise decision.”
Disrespectful.
“Don't get wise with me!”
Aware, informed (to something).
“Be careful: the boss is wise to your plan to call out sick.”
Verb 1 meaning
To become wise.
Etymology
From Middle English wys, wyse, from Old English wīs (“wise”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (“knowledgeable, wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos (“seeing; knowledge”), from *weyd- (“to see”).
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WISE at a glance
WISE has 4 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (W 4 + I 1 + S 1 + E 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,912 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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