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Sagely

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sage 1  (sj)
n.
One venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom.
adj. sag·er, sag·est
1. Having or exhibiting wisdom and calm judgment.
2. Proceeding from or marked by wisdom and calm judgment: sage advice.
3. Archaic Serious; solemn.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere, to be wise; see sep- in Indo-European roots.]
sagely adv.
sageness n.
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Adv.1.sagely - in a wise manner; "she acted wisely when she invited her parents"
wisely
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"Quite true; I had not thought of it," I replied, wagging my head sagely.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
Thus spake the wanderer who called himself Zarathustra's shadow; and before any one answered him, he had seized the harp of the old magician, crossed his legs, and looked calmly and sagely around him:--with his nostrils, however, he inhaled the air slowly and questioningly, like one who in new countries tasteth new foreign air.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
"Oh, well, Anne, dearie," said Miss Cornelia, nodding sagely "that is all as it may be.
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