wiselike

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adjective

Resembling that which is wise or sensible; judicious; sensible.

OriginMiddle English wiseli ← Old English wīslīc →
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Meanings

adjectivewiselike (comparative more wiselike, superlative most wiselike)

comparative more wiselike · superlative most wiselike · alternative wise-like

  1. ScotlanddialectalResembling that which is wise or sensible; judicious; sensible.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwīslīc“wise, sagacious, prudent”
  2. Middle Englishwiseli
  3. Englishwiselike

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

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APA

wiselike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wiselike

MLA

“wiselike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wiselike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wiselike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wiselike.

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