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sagacious

English

Etymology

Coined between 1600 and 1610 from sagacity +? -ous

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s???e???s/
  • Rhymes: -e???s

Adjective

sagacious (comparative more sagacious, superlative most sagacious)

  1. Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.
    • 2020, Ben Williams, The U.S. Supreme Court and sexual orientation, in: The Mississippi Business Journal, July 10 2020
      I resort, once again, to a sagacious adage from Justice Scalia […]

Synonyms

  • frood

Derived terms

  • sagaciously
  • sagaciousness

Related terms

  • sagacity

Translations

References

  • sagacious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • sagacious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • sagacious at OneLook Dictionary Search

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fiery

English

Etymology

From Middle English firi, from fir (fire). Equivalent to fire +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fa???i/
  • Rhymes: -a??ri

Adjective

fiery (comparative more fiery or fierier, superlative most fiery or fieriest)

  1. Of or relating to fire.
  2. Burning or glowing.
  3. Inflammable or easily ignited.
  4. Having the colour of fire.
  5. Hot or inflamed.
  6. Tempestuous or emotionally volatile.
  7. Spirited or filled with emotion.

Derived terms

  • fiery cross

Translations

Anagrams

  • firey, reify

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