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SAGACIOUSLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sagaciously mean?
• SAGACIOUSLY (adverb)
The adverb SAGACIOUSLY has 1 sense:
1. in a shrewd manner
Familiarity information: SAGACIOUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a shrewd manner
Synonyms:
acutely; astutely; sagaciously; sapiently; shrewdly
Context example:
he was acutely insightful
Pertainym:
sagacious (acutely insightful and wise)
Context examples
Carefully and sagaciously the veteran knight chose out his men from the swarm of volunteers.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Well, Miss Dashwood, said Mrs. Jennings, sagaciously smiling, as soon as the gentleman had withdrawn, I do not ask you what the Colonel has been saying to you; for though, upon my honour, I TRIED to keep out of hearing, I could not help catching enough to understand his business.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
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