Australian English Meaning of sagacious

discerning

Other Australian English words related to discerning

synonyms

• insightful
• prudent
• wise
• excellent
• Clever
• discerning
• experienced
• intelligent
• keen
• observant
• sage
• Sapient
• scholarly
• clever
• thoughtful
• acute
• astute
• brainy
• bright
• cerebral
• contemplative
• discriminating
• discriminating
• Erudite
• knowledgeable
• learned
• literate
• nimble
• penetrating
• perceptive
• perceptive
• quick
• quick-witted
• reflective
• sharp
• sharp

antonyms

• dense
• obtuse
• purblind
• unobservant
• unwise
• brainless
• dull
• simple
• slow
• thoughtless
• slow-witted
• indiscriminate
• wooden-headed

Definitions and Meaning of sagacious in English

Wordnet

sagacious (s)

acutely insightful and wise

skillful in statecraft or management

Webster

sagacious (a.)

Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail.

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.

FAQs About the word sagacious

What is the Australian English meaning of the word sagacious

discerning

What is the English meaning of the word discerning

acutely insightful and wise, skillful in statecraft or managementOf quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail., Hence, of quick intell

What are the synonyms of the word discerning

insightful,prudent,wise,excellent,Clever,discerning,experienced,intelligent,keen,observant

What are the antonyms of the word discerning

dense,obtuse,purblind,unobservant,unwise,brainless,dull,simple,slow,thoughtless