ppl. a. For forms see ADVISE. [f. ADVISE + -ED. In its adjective use, an Eng. trans. of avisé (see ADVISY).]
† 1. pple. Of persons: Having considered or pondered. To be advised: to consider, reflect, to act after consideration. Const. of. Obs.
1375. Barbour, Bruce, I. 620. Ic ask ȝou respyt for to se This lettir, and tharwith awysit be.
c. 1500. Maid & Magpie, in Halliw., Nugæ Poet., 43. Ye wylle wedde me now, as I trowe. I wylle be advysed, Gylle, says he.
1598. Shaks., Merry Wives, I. iii. 106. Are you a-uis’d o’ that?
1602. Dekker, Satirom., 265. Are you advized what you doe when you hisse?
1633. Hanmer, Chron. Irel., 49. Merlin came, and being advised, said as followeth.
† 2. Hence adj. (in sense of the older avisé, advisee) Deliberate, cautious, wary, judicious. Obs.
1475. Caxton, Jason, 91 b. Thenke ye what ye haue to do and be ye aduised.
1579. Tomson, Calvin’s Serm. on Tim., 893/2. Man is head of the woman, hee ought to be more aduised & wise.
1611. Cotgr., Il a du plomb en teste, He hath a sad, aduised, or discreet pate of his own.
1702. Eng. Theophrastus, 246. In all actions a Prince ought to be slow and advised.
† 3. esp. with well or ill; both pple. as in 1, and adj. as in 2. Obs.
a. 1375. Wyclif, Wks., 1880, 375. Þu … art wo þat euer crist was so yuel avised to say … þes wordis.
c. 1386. Chaucer, Miller’s T., 398. Be well avised on that ilke night … That non of us ne speke not o word.
c. 1450. Merlin, 45. Be well a-vised that ye knowe it is he.
1580. North, Plutarch (1676), 43. To another he put forth a question, who was to be well advised of his answer.
1611. Bible, Prov. xiii. 10. But with the well aduised is wisedome.
4. Of things: Considered, deliberate, intentional; hence well considered, judicious. (Fuller contrasts these senses.) Ill-advised: injudicious.
c. 1440. Relig. Pieces fr. Thornton MS. (1867), 19. Kepe vs Lorde … fra sodayne and avysede dede.
1563. Homilies, II. xv. (1640), 199. Ought we not then by the monition of the Wise-man … to take advised heed?
1642. Fuller, Holy & Prof. State, II. xix. 127. The more advised the deed is, the lesse advised it is.
1665. J. Spencer, Prodigies, 17. His cool and advised thoughts.
1829. I. Taylor, Enthus., § 10, 262. The atheistical conspiracy made its long-concerted, and well-advised and consentaneous and furious attack.
1876. Freeman, Norm. Conq., I. App. 722. His statement has more the air of a deliberately advised statement.
Mod. His conduct throughout has been very ill-advised.
† 5. Of persons: Purposed, determined. Cf. ADVISE 4 Obs.
c. 1325. E. E. Allit. P., B. 1365. Such a mangerie to make þe man watȝ auised.
1393. Gower, Conf., II. 10. But she is otherwise avised Than graunte such a time assised.
1483. Caxton, Gold. Leg., 263/3. I … am auysed neuer to leue the.
6. Counselled. See ADVISE v. 9 a, and d.
1596. Shaks., 1 Hen. IV., IV. iii. 5. Good Cousin be aduis’d, stirre not tonight.
1871. Ruskin, Fors Clav., ix. 11. The better minded ones really take the advised measures.
7. Informed, apprised, warned.
1599. Shaks., Hen. V., II. Cho. 12. The French aduis’d by good intelligence Of this most dreadful preparation, Shake in their feare.
1860. Motley, Netherl. (1868), II. xvii. 296. He was thoroughly advised of the disputes between the Earl of Leicester and the States.
