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sagacious

səˈɡeɪʃəsadjective

What does sagacious mean?

Wise and sharp in judgment.

Sagacious, six ways

PlainWise and sharp in judgment.
ADHDWise. Sees it coming. Good calls.
Gen ZWise in a way that is not just old. Reads the room, reads the future a bit.
MetaphorA dog’s nose for the truth.
FormalHaving or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd.
Like I’m 5Being very wise and smart about what to do. That’s sagacious.

How to pronounce sagacious

suh-GAY-shus/səˈɡeɪʃəs/

Sagacious in a sentence

A sagacious investor sold before the crash.
Our sagacious grandmother saw through the salesman in a minute.
Sagacious leadership kept the firm afloat.

Synonyms for sagacious

wisePlainer.
shrewdSharp, with an eye on advantage.
astuteQuick to see what matters.

Where sagacious comes from

Latin. Sagax, keen-scented, quick to perceive. First said of dogs’ noses.

Good to know

Sagacious joins wisdom and sharp judgment. The noun is sagacity.

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