sagacious+keen

  • 11sagacious — sa•ga•cious [[t]səˈgeɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer[/ex] 2) Obs. keen of scent • Etymology: 1600–10; < Lsagāxkeen scented, acute, discerning; see acious… …

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  • 12keen — a. 1. Eager, zealous, ardent, earnest, fervid, vehement. 2. Sharp, acute, with a fine edge. 3. Piercing, penetrating, cutting. 4. Severe, bitter, poignant, acrimonious, caustic. 5. Shrewd, discerning, quick, sagacious, astute, keen sighted, keen… …

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  • 13sagacious — a. 1. Quick scented, quick of scent. 2. Discerning, intelligent, rational, judicious, sage, shrewd, acute, apt, keen, able, perspicacious, wise, sharp witted, keen witted, keen sighted, clear sighted, long headed. 3. Sage, wise, enlightened,… …

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  • 14sagacious — /səˈgeɪʃəs / (say suh gayshuhs) adjective having acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious author. {sagaci(ty) + ous} –sagaciously, adverb –sagaciousness, noun …

  • 15sagacious — adjective /səˈɡeɪʃəs/ Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness. See Also: sagacity …

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  • 16keen — I adj sharp, razor sharp, sharpened, edged, sharp edged, knife edged, fine edged, featheredged. 2. cogent, penetrating, piercing, incisive, pointed, rapier like; trenchant, mordant, mordacious, pungent; cutting, biting, stinging, scathing,… …

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  • 17sagacious — adj 1. shrewd, astute, Sl. savvy, keen, clever, canny, subtle, Inf. cute, Archaic. parlous; calculating, cunning, sly, wily, foxy; acute, sharp, sharp witted, sharp as a tack; discerning, perspicacious, penetrating, perceptive, percipient,… …

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  • 18Shrewd — Shrewd, a. [Compar. {Shrewder}; superl. {Shrewdest}.] [Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.] 1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish. [Obs.]… …

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  • 19Shrewder — Shrewd Shrewd, a. [Compar. {Shrewder}; superl. {Shrewdest}.] [Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.] 1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.… …

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  • 20Shrewdest — Shrewd Shrewd, a. [Compar. {Shrewder}; superl. {Shrewdest}.] [Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.] 1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.… …

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