1. (noun)wise a way of doing or being "in no wise"; "in this wise"
2. (noun)Wise, Stephen Samuel Wise United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
3. (noun)Wise, Isaac Mayer Wise United States religiousleader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)
4. (adj)wise having or prompted by wisdom or discernment "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
5. (adj)judicious, wise, heady marked by the exercise of goodjudgment or commonsense in practical matters
"judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
7. (adj)fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise improperly forward or bold "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!"