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sagaciously

sagaciously adverb: in a sagacious manner, in a way that is clever, shrewd, observant, keen of intellect or discernment, cunning or with ability and aptitude; sagely.

Adverb

sagaciously (comparative more sagaciously, superlative most sagaciously)

  1. In a sagacious manner, in a way that is clever, shrewd, observant, keen of intellect or discernment, cunning or with ability and aptitude; sagely.
    • Who could forbear smiling, to see my charmer, like a farcical dean and chapter, choose what was before chosen for her; and sagaciously (as they go in form to prayers, that God would direct their choice) pondering upon the different proposals, as if she would make me believe, she has a mind for some...1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter [HTTP://NAME.UMDL.UMICH.EDU/004835420.0001.003 LETTER 37]”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume III, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd...
    • But if these suspicions were really his, he sagaciously refrained from verbally expressing them, however his actions might seem to hint them.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “Chapter 130”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC

Forms of sagaciously

comparativemore sagaciously
superlativemost sagaciously

Origin of sagaciously

From sagacious + -ly.

Questions about sagaciously

What does sagaciously mean?
Sagaciously means in a sagacious manner, in a way that is clever, shrewd, observant, keen of intellect or discernment, cunning or with ability and aptitude; sagely.
What part of speech is sagaciously?
Sagaciously is an adverb.

Words near sagaciously in the dictionary

  1. sagaciate
  2. sagaciated
  3. sagaciates
  4. sagaciating
  5. sagacious
  6. sagaciously
  7. sagaciousness
  8. sagacities
  9. sagacity
  10. Sagad
  11. Sagada

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