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wiselike

wiselike adjective: resembling that which is wise or sensible; judicious; sensible.

Adjective

wiselike (comparative more wiselike, superlative most wiselike)

  1. (Scotland, dialectal) Resembling that which is wise or sensible; judicious; sensible.

Forms of wiselike

comparativemore wiselike
superlativemost wiselike
alternative formwise-like

Origin of wiselike

From Middle English wiseli, wisliche, from Old English wīslīc (“wise, sagacious, prudent”), equivalent to wise + -like.

Questions about wiselike

What does wiselike mean?
Wiselike means resembling that which is wise or sensible; judicious; sensible.
What part of speech is wiselike?
Wiselike is an adjective.

Words near wiselike in the dictionary

  1. Wiseleigh
  2. Wiseley
  3. Wiseleys
  4. wiselier
  5. wiseliest
  6. wiselike
  7. wiseling
  8. wiselings
  9. wisely
  10. Wiselys
  11. wiseman

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