wiselike
English
adj
Definitions
- (dialectal) Resembling that which is wise or sensibile; judicious; sensible.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wiseli inherited from Old English wīslīc (wise, sagacious, prudent) suffix from English wise (way, manner, knowledgeable).
Origin
English
wise
Gloss
way, manner, knowledgeable
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterwise English
- airwise English
- cop-wise English
- copwise English
- firewise English
- nowise English
- overwise English
- penny-wise English
- pennywise English
- righteous English
- unwise English
- way-wise English
- wisdom English
- wise English
- wise-hearted English
- wiseass English
- wisecrack English
- wisehead English
- wisehood English
- wiseling English
- wisely English
- wisen English
- wiseness English
- wizard English
- workwise English
- worldlywise English
- worldwise English
- wīslīc Old English
- wis Middle English
- wiseli Middle English