wisely en · ADV
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English wisliche, wislike, from Old English wīslīċe (“wisely”, adverb), equivalent to wise + -ly.
Meanings
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In a wise manner; using good judgement.
She wisely decided to re-check her homework before submitting it.
"My second command to the Winged Monkeys," said Glinda "will be that they carry you safely to the land of the Winkies. Your brains may not be so large to look at as those of the Scarecrow, but you are really brighter than he is—when you are well polished—and I am sure you will rule the Winkies wisely and well."
1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC:I still retain an unbounded admiration for G. J. Churchward and all his works, so wisely carried on by his successors.
1947 January and February, H. Holcroft, “"Castles", "Lord Nelsons" and "Royal Scots"”, in Railway Magazine, page 13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more wisely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| wiselier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| wiseliest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| most wisely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (26)
is viturlega (in a wise manner) · wa saedjmint (in a wise manner) · el σοφά (in a wise manner) · it coscienziosamente (in a wise manner) · ru му́дро (in a wise manner) · la sapienter (in a wise manner) · grc σοφῶς (in a wise manner) · tr bilgece (in a wise manner) · de weise (in a wise manner) · mk мудро (in a wise manner) · es sabiamente (in a wise manner) · pt sabiamente (in a wise manner) · uk му́дро (in a wise manner) · fi viisaasti (in a wise manner) · is skynsamlega (in a wise manner) · it saggiamente (in a wise manner) · pdt weislich (in a wise manner) · cs moudře (in a wise manner) · gl sabiamente (in a wise manner) · ang snotorlīċe (in a wise manner) · fr sagement (in a wise manner) · nl wijselijk (in a wise manner) · it intelligentemente (in a wise manner) · tr akıllıca (in a wise manner) · ca sàviament (in a wise manner) · fr savamment (in a wise manner)