wise

adjective

  1. 1

    improperly forward or bold

    don't be fresh with me

    impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup

  2. 2

    evidencing the possession of inside information

  3. 3

    marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters

    judicious use of one's money

    a wise decision

  4. 4

    having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

    a wise leader

    a wise and perceptive comment

noun

  1. 1

    United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)

    in no wise

    in this wise

  2. 2

    a way of doing or being

    in no wise

    in this wise

  3. 3

    United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)

    don't be fresh with me

    impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup

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