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sa·ga·cious adjective \sə-ˈgā-shəs, si-\ : having or showing an ability to understand difficult ideas and situations and to make good decisions

1 obsolete: keen in sense perception

2a: of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning<sagacious judge of character>

b: caused by or indicating acute discernment<sagacious purchase of stock>

— sa·ga·cious·ly adverb

— sa·ga·cious·ness noun

Latin sagac-, sagax, from sagire to perceive keenly; akin to Latin sagus prophetic — more at seek

First Known Use: 1607

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"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring