wise

Meanings

• a way of doing or being
  • "in no wise"
  • "in this wise"
• United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
• United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)
• having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
  • "a wise leader"
  • "a wise and perceptive comment"
• marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
  • "a wise decision"
• evidencing the possession of inside information
• improperly forward or bold
  • "Don't get wise with me!"

Synonyms

fresh, heady, impertinent, impudent, Isaac Mayer Wise, judicious, knowing, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart, Stephen Samuel Wise, wise to