Sagacious

//səˈɡeɪʃəs// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.

    "I resort, once again, to a sagacious adage from Justice Scalia […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    skillful in statecraft or management wordnet
  2. 2
    acutely insightful and wise wordnet

Synonyms

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perspicaciousacuteastutediscerningjudiciouspenetrating

Example

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"The sagacious serpent told the silly unicorn what to do."

Etymology

Coined between 1600 and 1610. Borrowed from Latin sagāx, + -ious.

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