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- [suh-gey-shuh s]
- /səˈgeɪ ʃəs/
- /səˈɡeɪ.ʃəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-gey-shuh s]
- /səˈgeɪ ʃəs/
Definitions of sagacious word
- adjective sagacious having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer. 1
- adjective sagacious Obsolete. keen of scent. 1
- adjective sagacious wise 1
- adjective sagacious A sagacious person is intelligent and has the ability to make good decisions. 0
- adjective sagacious having or showing sagacity; wise 0
- adjective sagacious (of hounds) having an acute sense of smell 0
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Origin of sagacious
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; sagaci(ty) + -ous
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Parts of speech for Sagacious
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sagacious popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sagacious
adj sagacious
- acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
- apt — An apt remark, description, or choice is especially suitable.
- astute — If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage.
- cagey — If you say that someone is being cagey about something, you mean that you think they are deliberately not giving you much information or expressing an opinion about it.
- canny — A canny person is clever and able to think quickly. You can also describe a person's behaviour as canny.
Antonyms for sagacious
adj sagacious
- foolish — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- stupid — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- careless — If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
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