1. (a.) Showing keen mental discernment; shrewd; skilled in following a trail.
2. (a.) Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious man; a sagacious remark.
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