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Sagacious

[sə-GEY-shus]

Part of speech: adjective

Origin: Latin, early 17th century

1.

Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment.

Examples of Sagacious in a sentence

"She could always rely on her mentor to provide sagacious feedback."

"The op-ed provided a sagacious viewpoint on the recent city council controversy."

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