definition of
wise

[1] #1 wise a. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment". wn

[2] #2 wise n. a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise". wn

[3] #3 wise n. [Wise, Stephen Samuel Wise] United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949). wn

[4] #4 wise n. [Wise, Isaac Mayer Wise] United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900). wn

[5] #5 wise s. [knowing, wise to] evidencing the possession of inside information. wn