SAGACIOUS


Meaning of SAGACIOUS in English

səˈgāshəs adjective

Etymology: Latin sagac-, sagax sagacious + English -ious; akin to Latin sagire to perceive quickly or keenly — more at seek

1. obsolete : quick or keen in sense perceptions

a dog sagacious in scent

sagacious of his quarry — John Milton

2.

a. : possessing quick intellectual perceptions : of keen penetration and judgment : discerning and farsighted in judging men and means

a natively sagacious , intuitively understanding humanitarian — H.F.Wilkins

b. : caused by keen intellectual perception or penetration : indicating acute discernment

a sagacious marketing of his product — Lucius Garvin

Synonyms: see shrewd

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.