01 a. Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail.
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Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail.“Sagacious of his quarry from so far.” — Milton.
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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.