sagacious
adjective
having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd.
sagaciousness
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a word derived from
sagacious.
Example Sentences
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I was naive not to take his prophecy about it seriously, to underestimate the sagaciousness of his analysis, and I felt I owed him an apology for doubting him.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2012
Her melancholy fate, which occurred within ten days from the utterance of this language, gave a new and sad proof of her rare sagaciousness.
From The Young Maiden by A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey
In his room I told him about this farmer, word for word; and I sat picking at the table cover like one bereft of sagaciousness.
From The Gentle Grafter by H. C. Greening
In this, indeed, he himself will be more than exceptionally fortunate should the former one prove to possess even a portion of the clear-sighted sagaciousness exhibited by his engaging father.'
From The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah
But it is always a delicate matter to fathom the depth of a medical man's sagaciousness.
From Archibald Malmaison by Julian Hawthorne
