Definitions for sagacioussəˈgeɪ ʃəs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sa•ga•cioussəˈgeɪ ʃəs(adj.)
having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd:
a sagacious lawyer.
Obs. keen of scent.
Origin of sagacious:
1600–10; < L sagāx keen-scented, acute, discerning; see -acious
sa•ga′cious•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
perspicacious, sagacious, sapient(adj)
acutely insightful and wise
"much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"
sagacious(adj)
skillful in statecraft or management
"an astute and sagacious statesman"
Wiktionary
sagacious(Adjective)
Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness.
Webster Dictionary
Sagacious(adj)
of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail
Sagacious(adj)
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
Translations for sagacious
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
sagacious(adjective)
showing intelligence, wisdom and good judgement
The old priest was learned and sagacious.
- skerpsinnigAfrikaans
- ثاقِب الفِكْرArabic
- проницателенBulgarian
- sagazPortuguese (BR)
- prozíravýCzech
- scharfsinnigGerman
- forstandigDanish
- σοφός, συνετός, έξυπνοςGreek
- sagazSpanish
- tarkEstonian
- با ذكاوتFarsi
- viisasFinnish
- sagace, aviséFrench
- נָבוֹןHebrew
- बुद्धिमान, विचरण, दूरदर्शीHindi
- oštrouman, bistarCroatian
- értelmesHungarian
- bijaksanaIndonesian
- vitur, kænnIcelandic
- sagace, scaltroItalian
- 賢いJapanese
- 현명한Korean
- išmintingasLithuanian
- gudrs; []prātīgsLatvian
- bijaksanaMalay
- scherpzinnigDutch
- klok, skarp(sindig)Norwegian
- mądryPolish
- با ذكاوتPersian
- ځيرك، هوښيار، پوه ځيرك والى، هوښيارى، پوههPashto
- sagazPortuguese
- înţelept, inteligentRomanian
- проницательный, дальновидныйRussian
- múdry, bystrý, prezieravýSlovak
- moderSlovenian
- mudarSerbian
- skarpsinnig, klokSwedish
- เฉียบแหลมThai
- akıllıTurkish
- 睿智的，有遠見的Chinese (Trad.)
- розсудливий, поміркованийUkrainian
- دانشورUrdu
- thông minhVietnamese
- 睿智的，有洞察力的Chinese (Simp.)
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