Meanings
adverbwisly (comparative more wisly, superlative most wisly)
comparative more wisly · superlative most wisly
Origin
- Middle Englishwisly“certainly”
- Englishwisly
From Middle English wisly (“certainly”), equivalent to wis + -ly.
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APA
wisly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wisly
MLA
“wisly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wisly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wisly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wisly.
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