sagacious

[ suh-gey-shuhs ]
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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.

  2. Obsolete. having an acute sense of smell.

Origin of sagacious

1
First recorded in 1600–10; sagaci(ty) + -ous

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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
  1. having or showing sagacity; wise

  2. obsolete (of hounds) having an acute sense of smell

Origin of sagacious

1
C17: from Latin sagāx, from sāgīre to be astute

Derived forms of sagacious

  • sagaciously, adverb
  • sagaciousness, noun

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