sagaciousness
n . 睿智;聰敏
睿智;聰敏
sagaciousness n 1 :
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations [
synonym : {
sagacity }, {
sagaciousness }, {
judgment },
{
judgement }, {
discernment }]
2 :
the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating [
synonym : {
judiciousness }, {
sagacity },
{
sagaciousness }]
Sagacious \
Sa *
ga "
cious \,
a . [
L .
sagax ,
sagacis ,
akin to sagire to perceive quickly or keenly ,
and probably to E .
seek .
See {
Seek },
and cf . {
Presage }.]
1 .
Of quick sense perceptions ;
keen -
scented ;
skilled in following a trail .
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Sagacious of his quarry from so far . --
Milton .
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2 .
Hence ,
of quick intellectual perceptions ;
of keen penetration and judgment ;
discerning and judicious ;
knowing ;
far -
sighted ;
shrewd ;
sage ;
wise ;
as ,
a sagacious man ;
a sagacious remark .
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Instinct . . .
makes them ,
many times ,
sagacious above our apprehension . --
Dr .
H .
More .
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Only sagacious heads light on these observations ,
and reduce them into general propositions . --
Locke .
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Syn :
See {
Shrewd }.
[
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Sa *
ga "
cious *
ly },
adv . --
{
Sa *
ga "
cious *
ness },
n .
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1913 Webster ]
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