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SAGACIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Skillful in statecraft or management
Example:
an astute and sagacious statesman
Classified under:
Similar:
politic (marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness)
Derivation:
sagaciousness (the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating)
sagacity (the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Acutely insightful and wise
Example:
a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators
Synonyms:
perspicacious; sagacious; sapient
Classified under:
Similar:
wise (having or prompted by wisdom or discernment)
Derivation:
sagaciousness (the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations)
