adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Resembling that which is wise or sensible; judicious; sensible. Scotland, dialectal

Etymology

From Middle English wiseli, wisliche, from Old English wīslīc (“wise, sagacious, prudent”), equivalent to wise + -like.

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