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sa⋅ga⋅cious
[suh-gey-shuh
s] 
–adjective
| 1. | having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer. |
| 2. | Obsolete. keen of scent. |
Related forms:
sa⋅ga⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
sa⋅ga⋅cious⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. wise, sage, discerning, clever, intelligent, judicious, acute, sharp, keen, perspicacious.
1. wise, sage, discerning, clever, intelligent, judicious, acute, sharp, keen, perspicacious.
Antonyms:
1. unwise.
1. unwise.
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| sa·ga·cious (sə-gā'shəs) adj. Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness. See Synonyms at shrewd. [From Latin sagāx, sagāc-, of keen perception; see sāg- in Indo-European roots.] sa·ga'cious·ly adv., sa·ga'cious·ness n. |
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Sagacious
Sa*ga"cious\, a. [L. sagax, sagacis, akin to sagire to perceive quickly or keenly, and probably to E. seek. See Seek, and cf. Presage.]1. Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail. Sagacious of his quarry from so far. --Milton. 2. Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious man; a sagacious remark. Instinct . . . makes them, many times, sagacious above our apprehension. --Dr. H. More. Only sagacious heads light on these observations, and reduce them into general propositions. --Locke. Syn: See Shrewd. -- Sa*ga"cious*ly, adv. -- Sa*ga"cious*ness, n.
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Language Translation for : sagacious
Spanish:
sagaz,
German:
scharfsinnig,
Japanese:
賢い
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