spec. Possessing magical knowledge or skill: in cunning man, cunning woman, a fortune-teller, conjurer, ‘wise man’, ‘wise woman’, wizard or witch…

spec. Skilled in magic or hidden arts. Now only dialect, as in wise wife, wise man, n. 3, wise woman, n. 1.

Disordered in mind like one about to die; possessing or displaying magical, fairylike, or unearthly qualities. Now frequently used ironically, in…