Wise Men

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wise1
adjective
  • 1 having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement.
  • 2 (wise to) informal aware of, especially so as to know how to act.
verb (wise up) informal become alert or aware.
– phrases
be wise after the event understand and assess something only after its implications have become obvious.
– derivatives
wisely adverb.
– origin OE wīs, of Gmc origin; rel. to wit2.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wise2
noun archaic manner, way, or extent.
– phrases
in no wise not at all.
– origin OE wīse, of Gmc origin; rel. to wit2.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
-wise
suffix
  • 1 forming adjectives and adverbs of manner or respect such as clockwise. Compare with -ways.
  • 2 informal with respect to: price-wise.
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