sagacious: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Word of the Day for Wednesday, May 27, 2009 sagacious \suh-GAY-shus\, adjective: Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness. Example Quotes: Edward's uncle, a sagacious scholar equally at home with Celtic myth and Eastern wisdom, declines his nephew's request to tell the story of Hamlet (it would come too close to home). -- John Gross, New York Times, December 3, 1984 Others worked up sagacious-sounding comments about the French author that would serve until they could read some of his books themselves, or until the current interest fades. -- Maureen Dowd, "Nobel Panel's Pick Keeps Cognoscenti Guessing", New York Times, October 18, 1985 Example Sentences: The reminder to save for a rainy day would prove to be sagacious advice. -- Brought to you by Prius 3G Sagacious derives from Latin sagax, "keen; shrewd; clever." Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation for sagacious Yesterday's Word - Previous Words - Help
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