Sa*ga"cious (?), a. [L. sagax,
sagacis, akin to sagire to perceive quickly or keenly,
and probably to E. seek. See Seek, and cf.
Presage.] 1. Of quick sense perceptions;
keen-scented; skilled in following a trail.
Sagacious of his quarry from so
far.
Milton.
2. Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions;
of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing;
far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious man; a
sagacious remark.
Instinct . . . makes them, many times, sagacious
above our apprehension.
Dr. H. More.
Only sagacious heads light on these
observations, and reduce them into general propositions.
Locke.
Syn. -- See Shrewd.
-- Sa*ga"cious*ly, adv. --
Sa*ga"cious*ness, n.
Sa*ga"cious (?), a. [L. sagax,
sagacis, akin to sagire to perceive quickly or keenly,
and probably to E. seek. See Seek, and cf.
Presage.] 1. Of quick sense perceptions;
keen-scented; skilled in following a trail.
Sagacious of his quarry from so
far.
Milton.
2. Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions;
of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing;
far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious man; a
sagacious remark.
Instinct . . . makes them, many times, sagacious
above our apprehension.
Dr. H. More.
Only sagacious heads light on these
observations, and reduce them into general propositions.
Locke.
Syn. -- See Shrewd.
-- Sa*ga"cious*ly, adv. --
Sa*ga"cious*ness, n.
