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most sagacious

ADJECTIVE

smart, judicious

Synonyms

WEAK

acute apt astucious astute cagey canny clear-sighted clever cool discerning discriminating far-sighted foxy gnostic heady hip insightful intelligent keen knowing knowledgeable perceptive perspicacious prudent rational sage sapient savvy sensible sharp shrewd smooth sophic wise witty

Antonyms

WEAK

careless foolish ignorant stupid

Example Sentences

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The plan of the campaign was determined under his own eye; and he was most sagacious in the selection of his agents.

From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling

It attempts to penetrate the mysteries of metaphysics; and it mocks the calculations of the most sagacious chancellor of the exchequer.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various

This is a tradition among the people and, if it is true, it is characteristic of the most sagacious of men.

From The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country by Barry, Joseph

The dog, by doing nothing, is not obeying orders; on the contrary, he is proving himself a most sagacious animal by having his own way in defiance of all authority.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various

The mother, the most sagacious of them all, proposed a general muster of the whole household, which the father undertook to carry into effect personally.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 by Various