sagacious

English

Etymology

Coined between 1600 and 1610 from

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /səˈɡeɪʃəs/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective

sagacious (comparative more sagacious, superlative most sagacious)

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

Synonyms

• frood

Derived terms

• sagaciously
• sagaciousness

Related terms

• sagacity

Translations

having or showing keen discernment

• Catalan: sagaç
• Finnish: viisas (fi), terävänäköinen
• German: klug (de), scharfsinnig, weise (de)
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• Italian: sagace (it)
• Portuguese: sagaz (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: oštrouman (sh)
• Spanish: sagaz (es)

References

• “sagacious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “sagacious”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “sagacious”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.