sagely
adverb
sage·ly ˈsāj-lē 
: in a sage or wise manner
The soldiers nodded sagely to each other. Cluny was right. There was no fondness in the ranks for the dead, power-hungry bully.
Brian Jacques
Brian JacquesSpike the bulldog and Droopy have a Wile E. Coyote/Road Runner thing going on as Spike cheats, schemes, and sabotages in his futile efforts to defeat Droopy, but as Droopy sagely observes, "Cheaters never win." Donald Liebenson
Donald Liebenson
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from sage sage entry 2 + -ly -ly entry 2
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
sagely
adverb
as in wisely
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- wisely
- prudently
- sensibly
- pertinently
- meaningfully
- acceptably
- satisfactorily
- sufficiently
- adequately
- relevantly
- aptly
- infallibly
- rightly
- appropriately
- correctly
- fittingly
- properly
- perfectly
- suitably
- germanely
- well
- right
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- erroneously
- incorrectly
- wrongly
- inaccurately
- mistakenly
- inaptly
- inappropriately
- improperly
- faultily
- misguidedly
- imperfectly
- unsuitably
- amiss
- fallibly
- constitute
- constituted
- constituters
- constitutes
- constituting
- constitution
- constitution mirror
- constitutional
- constitutional formula
- constitutional monarchy
- constitutional psychology
- constitutional type
- constitutional water
- constitutionalisation
- constitutionalisations
- constitutionalise
- constitutionalised
- constitutionalises
- constitutionalising
- constitutionalism
- constitutionalisms
- constitutionalist
- constitutionalists
- constitutionalities
- constitutionality