"wisely" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈwaɪzli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wisely.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-wisely.wav [US] Forms: wiselier [comparative], more wisely [comparative], wiseliest [superlative], most wisely [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪzli Etymology: From Middle English wisliche, wislike, from Old English wīslīċe (“wisely”, adverb), equivalent to wise + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wisliche}} Middle English wisliche, {{inh|en|ang|wīslīċe|pos=adverb|t=wisely}} Old English wīslīċe (“wisely”, adverb), {{af|en|wise|-ly|id2=adverbial}} wise + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|er|more}} wisely (comparative wiselier or more wisely, superlative wiseliest or most wisely)
  1. In a wise manner; using good judgement. Derived forms: unwisely Translations (in a wise manner): σοφῶς (sophôs) (Ancient Greek), sàviament (Catalan), moudře (Czech), wijselijk (Dutch), viisaasti (Finnish), sagement (French), savamment (French), sabiamente (Galician), weise (German), σοφά (sofá) (Greek), saggiamente (Italian), coscienziosamente (Italian), intelligentemente (Italian), sapienter (Latin), мудро (mudro) (Macedonian), weislich (Plautdietsch), sabiamente (Portuguese), му́дро (múdro) (Russian), sabiamente (Spanish), akıllıca (Turkish), bilgece (Turkish), му́дро (múdro) (Ukrainian), saedjmint (Walloon)

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      "sense": "in a wise manner",
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      "sense": "in a wise manner",
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      "sense": "in a wise manner",
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      "sense": "in a wise manner",
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      "word": "coscienziosamente"
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      "word": "intelligentemente"
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      "word": "sapienter"
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