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Word of the Day for Wednesday, May 27, 2009sagacious \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). 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. Example Sentences:The reminder to save for a rainy day would prove to be sagacious advice. Sagacious derives from Latin sagax, "keen; shrewd; clever." | |||||||
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