sagacious
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.
Obsolete. having an acute sense of smell.
Origin of sagacious
1Other words for sagacious
Opposites for sagacious
Other words from sagacious
- 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
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How to use sagacious in a sentence
"Probably the real reason she refused was because she hadn't decent clothes to wear," said Mollie sagaciously.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee HopeMiss Swinkerton passed him on the road and smiled sagaciously.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony HopeBut the older and wiser ones shook their heads sagaciously, declaring they scented danger afar off.
Jolly Sally Pendleton | Laura Jean LibbeyCarefully and sagaciously the veteran knight chose out his men from the swarm of volunteers.
The White Company | Arthur Conan DoylePatty sagaciously believed he was touched by her tears, so made no desperate effort to stop them.
Patty's Friends | Carolyn Wells
British Dictionary definitions for sagacious
/ (səˈɡeɪʃəs) /
having or showing sagacity; wise
obsolete (of hounds) having an acute sense of smell
Origin of sagacious
1Derived forms of sagacious
- sagaciously, adverb
- sagaciousness, noun
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