sagacious

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When storm clouds start to form, sagacious leaders deal with them before things get out of hand.
Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff On Congressional Travel Disclosure|Jack Abramoff|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For original material he depended largely on the collections and sagacious notes of the traveler Commerson.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
How many fine collections has this sagacious bibliomaniac seen disposed of!
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness|Thomas Frognall Dibdin
The strong-armed and the sagacious can take care of themselves.
In the School-Room|John S. Hart

Some of the latter, included among the occasional works, are sagacious and prudent and deserve careful study.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
Another principle, I think, will be found to be universal with them, instead of sagacious reasoning.
Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained|M. Quinby

British Dictionary definitions for sagacious

sagacious

/ (səˈɡeɪʃəs) /

adjective

having or showing sagacity; wise

obsolete (of hounds) having an acute sense of smell

Derived Formssagaciously, adverbsagaciousness, noun

Word Origin for sagacious

C17: from Latin sagāx, from sāgīre to be astute

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sagacious

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