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shrewdness

English

Etymology

shrewd +? -ness

Noun

shrewdness (countable and uncountable, plural shrewdnesses)

  1. The quality of being shrewd.
  2. An invented collective name for a group of apes.

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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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