wisely

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wisely¹

  • /ˈwaɪzli/

Rhymes with -aɪzli

Where it comes from

From Middle English wisliche, wislike, from Old English wīslīċe (“wisely”, adverb), equivalent to wise + -ly.

adverb wiselier · more wisely · wiseliest · most wisely

  1. In a wise manner; using good judgement. She wisely decided to re-check her homework before submitting it.

Wisely²

proper noun Wiselys

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sagely, showing wisdom, sensibly, prudently, judiciously, responsibly, correctly, conservatively, rationally, well, rightly, properly, rightfully, fittingly, appropriately, meaningfully

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adv in a wise manner

Españolsabiamente
Portuguêssabiamente
Françaissagement, savamment
Deutschweise
Italianosaggiamente, coscienziosamente, intelligentemente
Ελληνικάσοφά sofá
Русскийму́дро múdro

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@misc{wisely_2026,
  title = {wisely},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wisely},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}