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  • 52judicious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. prudent, sound. See judgment.Ant., injudicious. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. well advised, prudent, sensible, wise, discreet, reasonable, rational, seasonable, timely, sagacious, sound, proper,… …

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  • 53sage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & adj. See knowledge. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. prudent, philosophic, discerning; see judicious , learned 1 , 2 . n. Syn. philosopher, savant, wise man, man of learning; see master 3 , scientist .… …

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  • 54sensible — adjective isn t this the sensible thing to do? a sensible young man Syn: practical, realistic, responsible, reasonable, commonsensical, rational, logical, sound, balanced, grounded, sober, no nonsense, pragmatic, levelheaded, thoughtful, dow …

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  • 55sagacity — noun 1. the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations • Syn: ↑sagaciousness, ↑judgment, ↑judgement, ↑discernment • Derivationally related forms: ↑sagacious (for: ↑saga …

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  • 56shrewd´ness — shrewd «shrood», adjective. 1. having a sharp mind; showing a keen wit; clever: »a shrewd argument. »He is a shrewd businessman. He was too shrewd to go along with them upon a road which could lead only to their overthrow (James Froude). 2. a)… …

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  • 57shrewd´ly — shrewd «shrood», adjective. 1. having a sharp mind; showing a keen wit; clever: »a shrewd argument. »He is a shrewd businessman. He was too shrewd to go along with them upon a road which could lead only to their overthrow (James Froude). 2. a)… …

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  • 58Astute — As*tute , a. [L. astutus, fr. astus craft, cunning; perh. cognate with E. acute.] Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty. [1913 Webster] Syn: Keen; eagle eyed; penetrating; skilled; discriminating; cunning; sagacious; subtle;… …

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  • 59Astutely — Astute As*tute , a. [L. astutus, fr. astus craft, cunning; perh. cognate with E. acute.] Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty. [1913 Webster] Syn: Keen; eagle eyed; penetrating; skilled; discriminating; cunning; sagacious;… …

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  • 60Astuteness — Astute As*tute , a. [L. astutus, fr. astus craft, cunning; perh. cognate with E. acute.] Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty. [1913 Webster] Syn: Keen; eagle eyed; penetrating; skilled; discriminating; cunning; sagacious;… …

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