sagaciously
1
8.9
- adverb
- /səˈɡeɪʃəsli/
- Formal
:
sagazmente
- The teacher sagaciously guided her students in making wise choices for their projects.
Examples
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King plays sagaciously with an intercultural vocabulary of biography and experience that can be shared only partially by any given reader.
Academic text (1998) -
"There is a financial solution for every emotional problem," I said sagaciously, quoting my Freedom Leader.
Blog text (17) -
How many times had Captain Paradox sagaciously talked me down from this precipice?
Fiction book (1997) -
He responded that Nider "was able to rejoice most distinctly with those rejoicing, but, nonetheless, attended to his own conscience and progress sagaciously."
Academic text (2018) -
In his essay "The Retreat from the Word," which discusses, among other issues, various aspects of the multifarious interactions between language and reality in Western modernist literature and poetry, George Steiner sagaciously points out that: (n1)
Academic text (2005) -
He sagaciously advised her to carefully consider all options before making a decision.
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During the meeting, she sagaciously pointed out the potential risks involved in the plan.
Synonyms
112
2.3
To act with good sense and careful thought
33
3.0
In a smart way that shows skill and good ideas
28
3.7
In a smart way that shows good sense
8
5.0
In a careful way to avoid future problems
8
3.4
In a clever way that shows clear thinking
7
6.5
In a careful, thoughtful way that makes good choices
6
6.0
In a clever way that shows good sense in practical matters
3
6.3
In a wise and thoughtful way
3
6.5
In a clever, careful way that shows good sense
3
7.5
In a skillful and clever way
1
5.8
In a way that shows clear, careful understanding of people or situations
1
7.4
In a clever and careful way to get an advantage
In a way that shows good judgment when choosing people or things
In a wise way that shows good judgment
In a way that shows clear and deep understanding
Antonyms
How Wisely
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sagaciously comes from the Latin root sagax, which means 'wise', and is the same root as the common word sage, a wise person. So to act sagaciously is to use careful, clear judgment, like a sage.