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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -wiseacre-, *wiseacre*
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English-Thai: NECTEC's Lexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates]
wiseacre(n) คนอวดฉลาด, See also: คนอวดรู้

WordNet (3.0)
wise_guy(n) an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments, Syn. smart aleck, wise guy, wiseacre, weisenheimer, wisenheimer

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Wiseacren. [ OD. wijssegger or G. weissager a foreteller, prophet, from weissagen to foretell, to prophesy, OHG. wīssag&unr_;n, corrupted (as if compounded of the words for wise and say) fr. wīzzag&unr_;n, fr. wīzzag&unr_; a prophet, akin to AS. wītiga, wītga, from the root of E. wit. See Wit, v. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A learned or wise man. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Pythagoras learned much . . . becoming a mighty wiseacre. Leland. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a would-be-wise person; hence, in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce. [ 1913 Webster ]

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)
wiseacre
wiseacres

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary
Besserwisser { m } | Besserwisser { pl }wiseacre | wiseacres [Add to Longdo]

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