sagacious

sagacious

English

Etymology

Coined between 1600 and 1610 from sagacity +‎ -ous[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈɡeɪʃəs/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective

sagacious (comparative more sagacious, superlative most sagacious)

1. Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.

Synonyms

• frood

Derived terms

• sagaciously
• sagaciousness

Related terms

• sagacity

Translations

having or showing keen discernment

Azerbaijani: fərasətli Catalan: sagaç Finnish: viisas (fi), terävänäköinen Georgian: გამჭრიახი (gamč̣riaxi), საზრიანი (ka) (sazriani) German: klug (de), scharfsinnig (de), weise (de) Greek: Ancient: πυκνός (puknós)

Irish: críonna, fáidhiúil Italian: sagace (it) Latin: sagax Portuguese: sagaz (pt) Serbo-Croatian: oštrouman (sh) Spanish: sagaz (es)

References

1. "Sagacious" at Dictionary.com

• sagacious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• sagacious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• sagacious at OneLook Dictionary Search