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sagacious

/səˈɡeɪʃəs/

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What does sagacious mean?

adjective

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

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/səˈɡeɪʃəs/

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He called a meeting of his colleagues, and laid before them a proposition which, it will be seen, was profoundly sagacious.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
Joly had a trick of touching his nose with the tip of his cane, which is an indication of a sagacious mind.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
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This want of cohesion is a sufficient proof that in a wild state they are not so sagacious as they have been considered.
Samuel White, Sir BakerWild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #3657
We have witnessed, in our day contests brilliant with skilful maneuvers unknown to the sagacious and dexterous chess artists of the Eighteenth century.
H. E. (Henry Edward) BirdChess History and ReminiscencesProject Gutenberg ebook #4902
The sagacious animal has, however, dwindled down to the lowest rank of his family, but ill usage has not altogether destroyed his worth.
William YouattThe DogProject Gutenberg ebook #9478