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wais [wá.is.] : crafty (adj.); wise (adj.)
[ Etymology: English: wise ]
Related words: maronong

Derivatives of wais


Glosses:
crafty
adj. 1. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wilymarked by skill in deception.; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
~ artfulmarked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft.; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"
wise
n. (attribute)1. wisea way of doing or being.; "in no wise"; "in this wise"
~ fashion, manner, mode, style, wayhow something is done or how it happens.; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"
n. (person)2. stephen samuel wise, wiseUnited States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949).
~ religious leaderleader of a religious order.
n. (person)3. isaac mayer wise, wiseUnited States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900).
~ religious leaderleader of a religious order.
adj. 4. wisehaving or prompted by wisdom or discernment.; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
~ advisableworthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise.; "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"; "extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to telephone first"
~ advised, well-advisedhaving the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel.; "a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan"
~ politicmarked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness.; "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and politic reply"
~ prudentcareful and sensible; marked by sound judgment.; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"
~ all-knowing, omniscientinfinitely wise.
~ perspicacious, sagacious, sapientacutely insightful and wise.; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"
~ owlishresembling an owl; solemn and wise in appearance.
~ sapientialcharacterized by wisdom, especially the wisdom of God.; "a sapiential government"
~ sagehaving wisdom that comes with age and experience.
adj. 5. heady, judicious, wisemarked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters.; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
~ prudentcareful and sensible; marked by sound judgment.; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"
adj. 6. knowing, wise, wise toevidencing the possession of inside information.
~ informedhaving much knowledge or education.; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer"
adj. 7. fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart, wiseimproperly forward or bold.; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
~ forwardused of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty.; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"