wise

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. sage, sagacious; learned, profound, deep; judicious, well-advised; informal, impudent, rude. See knowledge, insolence. —n. manner, method.

- wise guy - wise man

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(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Judicious]

Syn. clever, sagacious, perceptive, understanding; see rational 1 , thoughtful 1 .

2. [Shrewd]

Syn. calcuLating, cunning, crafty; see sly 1 .

3. [Prudent]

Syn. tactful, sensible, wary; see careful , discreet .

4. [Erudite]

Syn. knowledgeable, scholarly, smart; see educated 1 , learned 1 .

5. [*Impudent]

Syn. bold, forward, offensive, cocky*, smart*; see also rude 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. knowledgeable experienced, erudite, prudent, judicious, insightful, sagacious, sage, informed, learned, sensible, intelligent, smart, *brainy, shrewd, astute, discerning, sharp, savvy, enlightened, understanding.

2. Sl. fresh smart-mouthed, impudent, *smart-alecky, insolent, impertinent, *sassy, disrespectful, flippant, flip.

ANT.: 1. ignorant, inexperienced, stupid, uninformed, foolish. 2. respectful, polite, deferential

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Possessing or showing sound judgment and keen perception: knowing, sagacious, sage, sapient. See WISE. 2. Possessing, proceeding from, or exhibiting good judgment and prudence: balanced, commonsensible, common-sensical, judicious, levelheaded, prudent, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, sound2, well-founded, well-grounded. See REASON, SANE. 3. Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters: astute, cagey, canny, knowing, perspicacious, shrewd, slick, smart. Informal: savvy. See ABILITY, CAREFUL. 4. Having or showing profound knowledge and scholarship: erudite, learned, lettered, scholarly. See KNOWLEDGE. 5. Marked by comprehension, cognizance, and perception: alive, awake, aware, cognizant, sensible, sentient. Slang: hip. Idiom: on to. See KNOWLEDGE. 6. Slang. Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart. Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. See ATTITUDE, COURTESY.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun The approach used to do something: fashion, manner, method, mode, modus operandi, style, system, way. See MEANS.