sagacious

English

Etymology

Coined between 1600 and 1610. Borrowed from Latin sagāx, +‎ -ious.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈɡeɪʃəs/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective

sagacious (comparative more sagacious, superlative most sagacious)

1. Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.
   • 2020 July 10, Ben Williams, “The U.S. Supreme Court and sexual orientation”, in The Mississippi Business Journal:

     I resort, once again, to a sagacious adage from Justice Scalia […]

Synonyms

• astute
• clairvoyant
• frood

Derived terms

• sagaciously
• sagaciousness

Related terms

• sagacity

Translations

having or showing keen discernment

• Azerbaijani: fərasətli
• Bulgarian: проницателен (bg) (pronicatelen), прозорлив (bg) (prozorliv), съобразителен (bg) (sǎobrazitelen)
• Catalan: sagaç
• Dutch: scherpzinnig (nl), schrander (nl)
• Finnish: viisas (fi), terävänäköinen
• French: sagace (fr)
• Galician: sagaz, guímaro
• Georgian: გამჭრიახი (gamč̣riaxi), საზრიანი (ka) (sazriani)
• German: klug (de), scharfsinnig (de), weise (de)
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌽𐌿𐍄𐍂𐍃 (snutrs)
• Greek:

  Ancient: πυκνός (puknós)

• Irish: críonna, fáidhiúil
• Italian: sagace (it)
• Latin: sagax, cordātus
• Polish: roztropny (pl)
• Portuguese: sagaz (pt)
• Russian: проница́тельный (ru) (pronicátelʹnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: oštrouman (sh)
• Spanish: sagaz (es)

References

• “sagacious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “sagacious”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “sagacious”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.