sagacious

  • 11sagacious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. penetrating, shrewd, astute. See intelligence.Ant., ignorant. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Intellectually keen] Syn. perceptive, acute, astute, shrewd; see intelligent 1 , witty . 2. [Understanding… …

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  • 12sagacious — sa•ga•cious [[t]səˈgeɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer[/ex] 2) Obs. keen of scent • Etymology: 1600–10; < Lsagāxkeen scented, acute, discerning; see acious… …

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  • 13sagacious — /səˈgeɪʃəs / (say suh gayshuhs) adjective having acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious author. {sagaci(ty) + ous} –sagaciously, adverb –sagaciousness, noun …

  • 14sagacious — adjective /səˈɡeɪʃəs/ Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness. See Also: sagacity …

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  • 15sagacious — Synonyms and related words: acute, all knowing, anticipant, anticipatory, apperceptive, appercipient, apprehending, apprehensive, argute, astute, aware, blase, cagey, clairvoyant, clever, cogent, cognizant, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, critical,… …

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  • 16sagacious — sa|ga|cious [səˈgeıʃəs] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: sagax quick in understanding ] able to understand and judge things very well = ↑wise >sagaciously adv …

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  • 17sagacious — sa|ga|cious [ sə geıʃəs ] adjective VERY FORMAL wise and able to make good practical decisions ╾ sa|ga|cious|ly adverb …

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  • 18sagacious — see SEEK …

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  • 19sagacious — sa·ga·cious || sÉ™ geɪʃəs adj. wise, shrewd, clever, judicious …

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  • 20sagacious — [sə geɪʃəs] adjective having or showing good judgement. Derivatives sagaciously adverb sagacity noun Origin C17 (earlier (C15) as sagacity): from L. sagax, sagac wise + ious …

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