quasi-sagacious

adjective

having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.

Obsolete. keen of scent.

Origin:
1600–10; sagaci(ty) + -ous

Related forms

sa·ga·cious·ly, adverb

sa·ga·cious·ness, noun

qua·si-sa·ga·cious, adjective

qua·si-sa·ga·cious·ly, adverb

su·per·sa·ga·cious, adjective

su·per·sa·ga·cious·ly, adverb

su·per·sa·ga·cious·ness, noun

un·sa·ga·cious, adjective

un·sa·ga·cious·ly, adverb

un·sa·ga·cious·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. wise, sage, discerning, clever, intelligent, judicious, acute, sharp, keen, perspicacious.

Antonyms
1. unwise.

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sagacious (səˈɡeɪʃəs)

—*adj*
1.	having or showing sagacity; wise
2.	obsolete (of hounds) having an acute sense of smell

[C17: from Latin sagāx, from sāgīre to be astute]

sa'gaciously

—*adv*

sa'gaciousness

—n

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Word Origin & History

sagacious

c.1600, from L. sagacem (nom. sagax); see sagacity. Related: Sagaciously.

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