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adjective
- 1. having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd: "they were sagacious enough to avoid any outright confrontation"
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SAGACIOUS definition: 1. having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments: 2. having or showing…. Learn more.
The meaning of SAGACIOUS is of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning. How to use sagacious in a sentence. The Surprising Root of Sagacious Hidden Meaning of Sagacious Synonym Discussion of Sagacious.
Sagacious definition: having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd. See examples of SAGACIOUS used in a sentence.
SAGACIOUS meaning: 1. having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments: 2. having or showing…. Learn more.
having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd. a sagacious lawyer. 2. obsolete. keen of scent. SYNONYMS 1. wise, sage, discerning, clever, intelligent, judicious, acute, sharp, keen, perspicacious. ANTONYMS 1. unwise.
Synonyms for SAGACIOUS: wise, prudent, insightful, perceptive, brilliant, sage, clever, intelligent; Antonyms of SAGACIOUS: unwise, dense, obtuse, purblind, foolish, unperceptive, dull, dumb.
SAGACIOUS definition: having or showing understanding and the ability to make good decisions and judgments. Learn more.
Use the formal adjective sagacious to describe someone who is wise and insightful like an advisor to the president or a Supreme Court justice. Someone like an inspirational leader or an expert in a field who seeks knowledge and has foresight can be described as sagacious.
Definition of sagacious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer. 2. Obs. keen of scent. [1600–10; < Latin sagāx keen-scented, acute, discerning; see -acious] sa•ga′cious•ly, adv. sa•ga′cious•ness, n.
