Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being sagacious; sagacity.
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- noun The state of being
sagacious ; anacuteness ofperception ordiscernment .
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- noun the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating
- noun the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
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Examples
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The one thing that really -- the case in point in this is how she gushed personally when the Democrats were praising the sagaciousness and independence of Iowa voters.
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They are, every one, men of great wisdom and ponderous sagaciousness.
Mistborn Sanderson_Brandon 2006
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He was sittin 'behind the counter upon the lang three-leggit stool that stood fornent Mr. Weft's desk, and was turning ower the leaves of his ledger, wi' a look which, for auld-fashioned sagaciousness, was wonderfu 'to behold.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 275, September 29, 1827 Various
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They have none of the sagaciousness of the low-born Italian, none of the wit and penetration of the French _ouvriere_.
The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls John Van Vorst 1900
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But it is always a delicate matter to fathom the depth of a medical man's sagaciousness.
Archibald Malmaison Julian Hawthorne 1890
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In his room I told him about this farmer, word for word; and I sat picking at the table cover like one bereft of sagaciousness.
The Gentle Grafter O. Henry 1886
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The mammoth was a monster beast, with perhaps somewhat less of sagaciousness than the modern elephant, but with a temper which was demoniacal when aroused, and with a strength which nothing could resist.
The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man Stanley Waterloo 1879
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He perceived in his deep sagaciousness woman at the bottom of her remark, and replied: 'You will know Clotilde in time.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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He perceived in his deep sagaciousness woman at the bottom of her remark, and replied: 'You will know Clotilde in time.
The Tragic Comedians — Volume 3 George Meredith 1868
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He perceived in his deep sagaciousness woman at the bottom of her remark, and replied: 'You will know Clotilde in time.
The Tragic Comedians — Complete George Meredith 1868
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