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. (adj) Wise, Isaac Mayer Wise
United States religious leader (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 good judgment or common sense in practical matters
"judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
6. (adj) knowing, wise(p), wise to(p)
evidencing the possession of inside information
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!"
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