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sagacious (adjective):
1a : of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment
b : caused by or indicating acute discernment
2 obsolete : keen in sense perception
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : You might expect the root of sagacious to be sage, which, as an adjective, means “wise” or, as a noun, “a wise person.” Despite similarities of spelling, sound, and sense, the two words are not closely related. Sagacious comes from sagire, a Latin verb meaning “to perceive keenly.” Etymologists believe that sage comes from a different Latin verb, sapere, which means “to taste,” “to have good taste,” or “to be wise.”
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