sagacious

Speech parts

1. sagacious - Adjective

2. sagacious - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail.

Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious man; a sagacious remark.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sapient astute perspicacious gnostic provident prudential hakeem wis sound sage politic learned diplomatic strategic philosophical
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Antonyms

batty looney dotty daft mad indiscreet
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Phrases with the word

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Examples

much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument Source: Internet

observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions Source: Internet

a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators Source: Internet

an astute and sagacious statesman Source: Internet

Abd al-Rahman was apparently sagacious enough to expect such a plot. Source: Internet

And in comparison with the highest orders of men, the Africans will stand so low as to make the difference which subsists between themselves & the sagacious beasts inconsiderable" Emerson, Ralph Waldo, and William H. Gilman. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Saga lout saga-teller sagaciate sagaciously sagaciousness sagacity