sagacious
having keen practical judgment and discernment
Word origin: From Latin sagax, keen of perception.
Sagacious in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing sagacious in a sentence.
Her sagacious investments steadily grew the family fortune.
A sagacious investor, she recognized the bubble forming long before her peers grew uneasy.
Using “sagacious” well
Sagacious describes keen practical judgment and discernment, a wisdom proven in real decisions rather than mere book learning. The related noun is sagacity.
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