| crafty | | |
| adj. | 1. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily | marked 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" |
| ~ artful | marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft.; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" |
| wise | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. wise | a way of doing or being.; "in no wise"; "in this wise" |
| ~ fashion, manner, mode, style, way | how 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, wise | United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949). |
| ~ religious leader | leader of a religious order. |
| n. (person) | 3. isaac mayer wise, wise | United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900). |
| ~ religious leader | leader of a religious order. |
| adj. | 4. wise | having or prompted by wisdom or discernment.; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment" |
| ~ advisable | worthy 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-advised | having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel.; "a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan" |
| ~ politic | marked 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" |
| ~ prudent | careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment.; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight" |
| ~ all-knowing, omniscient | infinitely wise. |
| ~ perspicacious, sagacious, sapient | acutely 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" |
| ~ owlish | resembling an owl; solemn and wise in appearance. |
| ~ sapiential | characterized by wisdom, especially the wisdom of God.; "a sapiential government" |
| ~ sage | having wisdom that comes with age and experience. |
| adj. | 5. heady, judicious, wise | marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters.; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision" |
| ~ prudent | careful 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 to | evidencing the possession of inside information. |
| ~ informed | having much knowledge or education.; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer" |
| adj. | 7. fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart, wise | improperly 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!" |
| ~ forward | used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty.; "a forward child badly in need of discipline" |
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