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n. - The trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating; The mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations.

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Usage examples (8)
  • Adjective : a sagacious lawyer
  • They are, every one, men of great wisdom and ponderous sagaciousness.
  • The one thing that really -- the case in point in this is how she gushed personally when the Democrats were praising the sagaciousness and independence of Iowa voters.
  • But it is always a delicate matter to fathom the depth of a medical man's sagaciousness.
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