wisely
/ˈwaɪzli/
wisely adverb: in a wise manner; using good judgement.
Adverb
wisely (comparative wiselier or more wisely, superlative wiseliest or most wisely)
- In a wise manner; using good judgement.
- She wisely decided to re-check her homework before submitting it.
- "My second command to the Winged Monkeys," said Glinda "will be that they carry you safely to the land of the Winkies. Your brains may not be so large to look at as those of the Scarecrow, but you are really brighter than he is—when you are well polished—and I am sure you will rule the Winkies...1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC
Proper noun capitalized: Wisely
Wisely (plural Wiselys)
- A surname.
wisely meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
wisely in Hindi
- बुद्धिमानी से
wisely in Tamil
- நோணாவட்டியம்
wisely in Marathi
- शहाणपणाने, सुज्ञपणे
wisely in Urdu
- عقلمندی سے, سمجھ داری سے, سیانے پن سے
More languagesFewer languages
- wisely in Malayalam
- ബുദ്ധിയോടെ, ചാതുര്യേണ, സവിവേകം
- wisely in Kannada
- ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತಿಕೆಯಿಂದ
- wisely in Gujarati
- સમજદારીથી, સમજદારીપૂર્વક
- wisely in Nepali
- बुद्धिमानीपूर्वक
Examples of wisely in a sentence
- Your brains may not be so large to look at as those of the Scarecrow, but you are really brighter than he is—when you are well polished—and I am sure you will rule the Winkies wisely and well."1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co....
- Churchward and all his works, so wisely carried on by his successors.1947 January and February, H. Holcroft, “"Castles", "Lord Nelsons" and "Royal Scots"”, in Railway Magazine, page 13:
Forms of wisely
| Adverb | |
|---|---|
| comparative | wiselier |
| comparative | more wisely |
| superlative | wiseliest |
| superlative | most wisely |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Wiselys |
Origin of wisely
From Middle English wisliche, wislike, from Old English wīslīċe (“wisely”, adverb), equivalent to wise + -ly.
Words formed from wisely
Questions about wisely
- What does wisely mean?
- Wisely means in a wise manner; using good judgement.
- What is wisely in Hindi?
- Wisely in Hindi is बुद्धिमानी से. See Wisely meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use wisely in a sentence?
- Your brains may not be so large to look at as those of the Scarecrow, but you are really brighter than he is—when you are well polished—and I am sure you will rule the Winkies wisely and well."
- What part of speech is wisely?
- Wisely can be an adverb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce wisely?
- Wisely is pronounced /ˈwaɪzli/.
Words near wisely in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wisely (page history and authors); Wisely (page history and authors); wisely (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wisely (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); wisely (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wisely (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); wisely (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); wisely (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wisely (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wisely (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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