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sagest

sagest is the superlative form of sage.

Meaning of sage

Adjective

sage (comparative sager, superlative sagest)

  1. Wise.
    • Harry the fift is crownd, vp vanitie, / Downe royall ſtate, all you ſage counſailers, hence, / And to the Engliſh Court aſſemble now / From euery region, apes of idleneſſe: […]c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Second Part of Henrie the Fourth, […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600...
    Synonyms:
    wise
  2. (obsolete) Grave; serious; solemn.
    Synonyms:
    serious

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Questions about sagest

What is sagest the superlative form of?
Sagest is the superlative form of sage.

Words near sagest in the dictionary

  1. sages on stages
  2. sages on the stage
  3. sageship
  4. sageships
  5. sagesse
  6. sagest
  7. sageuk
  8. sagewood
  9. sagewoods
  10. sagewort
  11. sageworts

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