different between sagaciously vs sagacious

English

Etymology

sagacious +? -ly

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.
   • 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Volume 3, Letter 37, pp. 189-190,^[1]

     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 other?

   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, Chapter 130,^[2]

     But if these suspicions were really his, he sagaciously refrained from verbally expressing them, however his actions might seem to hint them.

   • 1876, Lewis Carroll, The Hunting of the Snark, London: Macmillan, Fit 4, pp. 43-44,^[3]

     “Introduce me, now there’s a good fellow,” he said,

     “If we happen to meet it together!”

     And the Bellman, sagaciously nodding his head,

     Said “That must depend on the weather.”

   • 1926, “Flame but no Fire,” Time, 8 November, 1926,^[4]

     At present Joseph Stalin, astute, sagaciously “conservative,” has seen fit to squelch such activities.

Translations

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