The conduct of the criminal investigation has been left in the experienced hands of Inspector Lestrade, of Scotland Yard, who is following up the clues with his accustomed energy and sagacity.
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Sagacity
//səˈɡæ.sə.ti//
Synonyms for "sagacity" (83 found)
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Related words (41)
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9 entriesTranslations
29 translations across 18 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- wysheid noun (quality of being sage)
Armenian
2 entries- խելամտություն noun (quality of being sage)
- խորաթափանցություն noun (quality of being sage)
Bulgarian
3 entries- мъдрост noun (quality of being sage)
- прозорливост noun (quality of being sage)
- съобразителност noun (quality of being sage)
Catalan
1 entries- sagacitat noun (quality of being sage)
Czech
1 entries- moudrost noun (quality of being sage)
Dutch
1 entries- wijsheid noun (quality of being sage)
Esperanto
1 entries- sagaceco noun (quality of being sage)
German
1 entries- Weisheit noun (quality of being sage)
Greek
1 entries- αγχίνοια noun (quality of being sage)
Hungarian
1 entries- bölcsesség noun (quality of being sage)
Irish
1 entries- seanchríonnacht noun (quality of being sage)
Malayalam
1 entries- വിവേകം noun (quality of being sage)
Polish
2 entries- mądrość noun (quality of being sage)
- roztropność noun (quality of being sage)
Portuguese
1 entries- sagacidade noun (quality of being sage)
Russian
4 entries- му́дрость noun (quality of being sage)
- прозорли́вость noun (quality of being sage)
- расторо́пность noun (quality of being sage)
- смека́лка noun (quality of being sage)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- oštroúmnōst noun (quality of being sage)
- оштроу́мно̄ст noun (quality of being sage)
Spanish
1 entries- sagacidad noun (quality of being sage)
Ukrainian
3 entries- кмітливість noun (quality of being sage)
- мудрість noun (quality of being sage)
- проникливість noun (quality of being sage)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
I fear my loose tongue has belied any pretentions I had of sagacity.
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Tom isn't known for his sagacity.
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Young ladies have great penetration in such matters as these; but I think I may defy even your sagacity, to discover the name of your admirer.
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