Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WISE, n. [s as z; Sax. wise; G. weise; D. wys; Sw. vis; Dan. viis; Fr. guise; It. guisa; Arm. guis.]

Manner; way of being or acting. This song she sings in most commanding wise. – Sidney. In fittest wise. – Spenser. In the foregoing form this word is obsolete. The use of it is now very limited. It is common in the following phrases. #1. In any wise. If he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it. – Lev. xxvii. Fret not thyself in any wise. – Ps. xxxvii. #2. On this wise. On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel. – Num. vi. #3. In no wise. He shall in no wise lose his reward. – Matth. x. It is used in composition, as in likewise, otherwise, lengthwise, &c. By mistake, ways is often used for it; as, lengthways, for lengthwise.