Meaning

1 senses

  1. One who pretends to be wise; a wiseacre.

    This may well put to the blush those wiselings that show themselves fools in so speaking. ― Donne.

Origin

From wise + -ling.

From wise + -ling.

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Forms

plural: wiselings
Singularwiseling
Pluralwiselings

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wisdomA2wiseA2wiselywishA1wishful

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