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
May fortune gift you with speedy editing fingers and a sagacious mind to come up with the perfect reactions to every conversation.
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Caroline tells her friends things which she thinks exceedingly flattering, but which cause a sagacious husband to make a wry face.
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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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