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''sagacious'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20250714004151-00-⌔
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Adjective
sagacious (comparative more sagacious, superlative most sagacious)
- (formal) Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.
- ✤ I resort, once again, to a sagacious adage from Justice Scalia […]1
Etymology
Coined between 1600 and 1610. Borrowed from Latin sagāx, + -acious.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /səˈɡeɪʃəs/
- Audio (US): 🔊
- Rhymes: -eɪʃəs
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2020 July 10, Ben Williams, “The U.S. Supreme Court and sexual orientation”, in The Mississippi Business Journal: ↩
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