Sagacious

a.	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.

Adj.	1.	sagacious - acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators" Synonyms: perspicacious, sapient
	2.	sagacious - skillful in statecraft or management; "an astute and sagacious statesman"

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