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   Wise

   /wīz/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment: "she seems kind and wise"
   • ▪ responding sensibly or shrewdly to a particular situation: "it would be wise to discuss the matter with the chairman of the committee"
   • ▪ having knowledge in a specified subject: "families wise in the way of hurricane survival"
   • ▪ alert to or aware of: "fortunately I was already wise to the approach used in this scam"

   Word Origin Old Englishwīs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wijs and German weise, also to wit2.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • W

     4

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

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