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sagacious

[ suh-gey-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd:

    Socrates, that sagacious Greek philosopher, believed that the easiest way to learn was by asking questions.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , , ,

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  2. Obsolete. having an acute sense of smell.


sagacious

/ əˈɡɪʃə /

adjective

  1. having or showing sagacity; wise
  2. obsolete.
    (of hounds) having an acute sense of smell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzܲ, adverb
  • ˈdzܲԱ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sagacious1

First recorded in 1600–10; sagaci(ty) + -ous
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sagacious1

C17: from Latin , from 岵ī to be astute
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Example Sentences

“Even at an early age, Charlie showed sagacious negotiating ability, and usually gained a bigger specimen or one with unusual coloring,” Broggie wrote.

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If they chose not to strengthen our current federal gun laws, then we would know they were not the sagacious, prescient, august and erudite intellects we've been taught to believe in.

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And not a sagacious orchestral adaptation of swing — as in Adams’s “City Noir” — but the genuine article.

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It’s a touching and sagacious concept — though hardly one guaranteed to be an artistic success.

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That Fonzic at times appears perfectly pleasant, even sagacious when he, for instance, invokes certain revisionist versions of American history, is a testament to Cluzet’s charms.

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