sapient
adjective
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
sapiently
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a word derived from
sapient.
Example Sentences
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Oneal sapiently remarked at the Convention: "The time and conditions which favored the Russian revolution must be studied before we attempt to adopt them here."
From The Red Conspiracy by Joseph J. Mereto
But I guess if the truth were known," Addison continued sapiently, "that no oldish people like to be called grandpa and grandma very well, till they get to be as much as eighty years old.
From When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine by C. A. (Charles Asbury) Stephens
“Very true,” said the marine officer, looking sapiently.
From Rattlin the Reefer by Frederick Marryat
The new world, which was so sapiently prophesied by rhetoricians, is now nigh thirty years old, and, for my part, I confess to surprise that it is not worse than it actually is.
From Another Sheaf by John Galsworthy
Oh, of course," said number two, as sapiently as ever, "I didn't recognize him for a moment.
From Poor Relations by Compton MacKenzie
