wise

Adjective
  1. Having or prompted by wisdom or discernment (synset 302579686)
    "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
    also:
    • advisable - worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise
    • advised, well-advised - having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
    • politic - marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
    • prudent - careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
    similar to:
  2. Marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters (synset 301904789)
    "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
    similar to: prudent - careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
    same as: heady, judicious
  3. Evidencing the possession of inside information (synset 301310645)
    similar to: informed - having much knowledge or education
    same as: knowing, wise to
  4. Improperly forward or bold (synset 300206887)
    "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
    similar to: forward - used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
    same as: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart
Noun
  1. A way of doing or being (synset 104938910)
    "in no wise"; "in this wise"
    is a type of: fashion, manner, mode, style, way - how something is done or how it happens
  2. United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949) (synset 111413310)
    is an instance of: religious leader - leader of a religious order
    same as: stephen samuel wise
  3. United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900) (synset 111413119)
    is an instance of: religious leader - leader of a religious order
    same as: isaac mayer wise

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