Sagacious
[sə'geɪʃəs] or [sə'ɡeʃəs]
Definition
(adj.) skillful in statecraft or management; 'an astute and sagacious statesman' .
Checker: Mattie--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail.
(a.) 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.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Quick-scented, quick of scent.[2]. Discerning, intelligent, rational, gifted, sage, shrewd, acute, apt, keen, able, perspicacious, enlightened, wise, sharp-witted, keen-witted, keen-sighted, clear-sighted, long-headed.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Intelligent, discriminating, acute, wise, prudent, foreseeing, shrewd,penetrating, sapient
ANT:Dull, obtuse, unintelligent, stolid, undiscerning
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Definition
adj. keen or quick in perception or thought: acute: discerning and judicious: wise.—adv. Sagā′ciously.—ns. Sagā′ciousness Sagac′ity acuteness of perception or thought: acute practical judgment: shrewdness.
Editor: Upton
Examples
- This sagacious pig was fond of bathing in rich, moist mud. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- So sagacious, our young friend, said she to me in her mysterious way. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- This new life of the Doctor's was an anxious life, no doubt; still, the sagacious Mr. Lorry saw that there was a new sustaining pride in it. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- But ve-ry sagacious! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- After reflecting about it, with a sagacious air, Mr. Barkis eyed her, and said: 'ARE you pretty comfortable? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Very sagacious indeed, sir,' said Mrs. Sparsit. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Finally comes one of Tycho's hunting dogs--very faithful and sagacious; he serves here as a hieroglyph of his master's nobility as well as of sagacity and fidelity. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It's what I should expect to find in one of your sagacious understanding. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I have also consulted some sagacious and experienced observers, and, after deliberation, they concur in this view. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Mr. Guppy nods his sagacious head, advances it yet closer, and drops into a whisper. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He was dressed in decent black, a little rusty, and had the appearance of a sagacious master in some handicraft. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Altogether a man who seems made for his niche, mamma; sagacious, and strong, as becomes a great tradesman. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- But exceedingly sagacious! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mr. Jobling is about to interrupt when the sagacious Smallweed checks him with a dry cough and the words, Hem! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Editor: Upton