The Clue
Smart-alecky (4 letter answer)
The Answer
WISE
Tags
Notes
The answer WISE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.
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Sobriquet for Charles V, with "the"
Definition
WISE as a noun:
1. a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise"
2. (Wise, Stephen Samuel Wise) = United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
3. (Wise, Isaac Mayer Wise) = United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)
WISE as an adjective:
1. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
2. (judicious, wise, heady) = marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
3. (knowing, wise, wise to) = evidencing the possession of inside information
4. (fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise) = improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"