different between wisely vs sensibly

English

Etymology

From Middle English wisliche, wislike, from Old English w?sl??e (“wisely”, adverb), equivalent to wise +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?wa?zli/

Adverb

wisely (comparative wiselier or more wisely, superlative wiseliest or most wisely)

1. In a wise manner; using good judgement.

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

   • 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23

     "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."

Derived terms

• unwisely

Translations

Anagrams

• Wilsey

English

Etymology

sensible +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?ns?bli/

Adverb

sensibly (comparative more sensibly, superlative most sensibly)

1. In a sensible manner; in a way that shows good sense.
2. (dated or formal) In a way that can be sensed or noticed; perceptibly.
   • a. 1685, Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon, The Sixth Ode of the Third Book of Horace

     Time sensibly all things impairs.

   • 1873, Thomas Wiltberger Evans, Edward A. Crane, John Swinburne, History of the American Ambulance Established in Paris During the Siege of 1870-71

     This four months' lastingness would doubtless be sensibly reduced if the tent were subject to numerous transportations and repitchings.

   • 1905, in the Transactions of the American Entomological Society, volume 31, page 216:

     4. P. californicum n. sp.

     Very similar in color and sculpture to seriatum. The form is, however, sensibly narrower, averaging very nearly two and one half times as long as wide, while in seriatum the length is ahout two and three- tenths times the width.

Translations

Anagrams

• Lisenbys