wisely

comparative wiselier · comparative more wisely · superlative wiseliest · superlative most wisely

1. In a wise manner; using good judgement.

   She wisely decided to re-check her homework before submitting it.

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   "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 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., →OCLC

   I still retain an unbounded admiration for G. J. 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

plural Wiselys

1. A surname.