sagacious
[ suh-gey-shuhs ]
adjective
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
1First recorded in 1600–10; sagaci(ty) + -ous
Other 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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British Dictionary definitions for sagacious
sagacious
/ (səˈɡeɪʃəs) /
adjective
having or showing sagacity; wise
obsolete (of hounds) having an acute sense of smell
Origin of sagacious
1C17: from Latin sagāx, from sāgīre to be astute
Derived forms of sagacious
- sagaciously, adverb
- sagaciousness, noun
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