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adjective wiser, wisest

1. having or showing good judgment; sagacious; prudent
2. prompted by wisdom; judicious; sound: a wise saying, wise action
3. having information; informed: none the wiser
4. learned; erudite
5. shrewd; crafty; cunning
6. Now Dial. having knowledge of black magic, etc.
7. ☆ Slang
   1. annoyingly self-assured, knowing, conceited, etc.
   2. impudent; fresh

Origin: ME wis < OE, akin to witan, to know, OHG wis, MDu wijs < PGmc *wisa-, wise < IE *weid- < base *w(e)di-, to see, know > Sans vēdas, knowledge, Gr idris, knowing, L videre, to see