in wisdom



in your/its (infinite) wisdom

using your or its knowledge or intelligence The city government, in its wisdom, decided to close the library and now kids can't use it for research or just plain reading. When I said we needed a bigger house, my wife replied, in her infinite wisdom, that we did not have enough money.
Usage notes: usually used humorously to show that something was not based on great knowledge or intelligence, as in the examples
See also: wisdom

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aseneth-Biblical Latin
OszkÁR-Hungarian
Barlaam-Judeo-Christian Legend
Alfwin-Ancient Germanic
Bhumi-Hinduism
Artemiy-Russian