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Meaning of 'sapient' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sapient [ a.]
- Wise; sage; discerning; -- often in irony or contempt.

Meaning of 'sapient' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sapient [ s]
Meaning (1):
- acutely insightful and wise
Example in sentence:
  • a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators;
  • much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument;
  • observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions

Nearby Words:

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