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sagacious

[suh-gey-shuhs]
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adjective
  1. having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.
  2. Obsolete. keen of scent.
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Origin of sagacious

First recorded in 1600–10; sagaci(ty) + -ous
Related formssa·ga·cious·ly, adverbsa·ga·cious·ness, nounqua·si-sa·ga·cious, adjectivequa·si-sa·ga·cious·ly, adverbsu·per·sa·ga·cious, adjectivesu·per·sa·ga·cious·ly, adverbsu·per·sa·ga·cious·ness, nounun·sa·ga·cious, adjectiveun·sa·ga·cious·ly, adverbun·sa·ga·cious·ness, noun

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1. wise, sage, discerning, clever, intelligent, judicious, acute, sharp, keen, perspicacious.

Antonyms

1. unwise.
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Related Words

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sagacious

adjective
  1. having or showing sagacity; wise
  2. obsolete (of hounds) having an acute sense of smell
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Derived Formssagaciously, adverbsagaciousness, noun

Word Origin

C17: from Latin sagāx, from sāgīre to be astute
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Word Origin and History for sagacious

adj.

c.1600, from Latin sagacem (nominative sagax) "of quick perception;" see sagacity. Related: Sagaciously.

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