wiseheadn.
/ˈwʌɪzhɛd/ One who has a wise head; always in ironical sense, One who fancies himself wise, a wiseacre.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > wise man, sage > pretender to wisdom, wiseacre > [noun]
owl1568
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Solonist1607
formalist1612
nodder1625
Solon1631
wiseling1633
self-wiseling1649
sophy1649
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wisdomship1692
sage1751
wisehead1756
wisebones1894
1378 Poll Tax Yorks. 158 in Bardsley Surnames Johannes Wysehede.]
1756 Monitor No. 64. II. 123 The wise-heads..have been a good deal troubled to invent proper subjects for this purpose.
1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret III. iv. 24 The wiseheads of the servants' hall.
1875 H. James Roderick Hudson iii. 94 There were naturally a great many wiseheads who smiled at his precipitancy.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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