Synonyms for wisely
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : wahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : waɪz |
Définition of wisely
Origin :- Old English wis, from Proto-Germanic *wisaz (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian wis, Old Norse viss, Dutch wijs, German weise "wise"), from past participle adjective *wittos of PIE root *weid- "to see," hence "to know" (see vision). Slang meaning "aware, cunning" first attested 1896. Related to the source of Old English witan "to know, wit."
- A wise man has no extensive knowledge; He who has extensive knowledge is not a wise man. [Lao-tzu, "Tao te Ching," c.550 B.C.E.]
- Wise guy is attested from 1896, American English. Wisenheimer, with mock German or Yiddish surname suffix, first recorded 1904.
- adv prudently
- Aspasia said wisely, that the spirit of beauty flows in, only where the proportions are harmonious.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- These guaranties must be sacredly preserved and wisely strengthened.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- This is no unsolvable problem if we face it wisely and courageously.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Johnny stared, opened his mouth to speak, then wisely closed it and did as he was bidden.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- She wisely waited to do that until he was dead; so it came on only a year ago.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- He chose his course, knowing all that he renounced, and he chose it wisely.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- The room in which stood the Citizen Morot was dark, and wisely so.
- Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
- How madly I am trusting you; and yet my heart tells me how wisely!
- Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
- Other questions force themselves as wisely we wait to think.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- Ghosts have about them, “and not so nobly or wisely as might be.”
- Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells
Antonyms for wisely
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