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sapient

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sa·pi·ent  (sp-nt)
adj.
Having great wisdom and discernment.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sapins, sapient-, present participle of sapere, to taste, be wise; see sep- in Indo-European roots.]
sapi·ence n.
sapi·ent·ly adv.
sapient [ˈseɪpɪənt]
adj
Often used ironically wise or sagacious
[from Latin sapere to taste]
sapience  n
sapiently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sapient - acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"
perspicacious, sagacious
wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"


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Oh, sapient servant of the law, condescend to tell us, then, what you KNOW.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
Swift and comprehensive is the recognition of white man for white man in African wilds; instant and sure is the spiritual greeting between mother and babe; unhesitatingly do master and dog commune across the slight gulf between animal and man; immeasurably quick and sapient are the brief messages between one and one's beloved.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
Neererhe drew, and many a walk travers'd Of stateliest Covert, Cedar, Pine, or Palme, Then voluble and bold, now hid, now seen Among thick-wov'n Arborets and Flours Imborderd on each Bank, the hand of EVE: Spot more delicious then those Gardens feign'd Or of reviv'd ADONIS, or renownd ALCINOUS, host of old LAERTES Son, Or that, not Mystic, where the Sapient King Held dalliance with his faire EGYPTIAN Spouse.
Paradise Lost by Milton, John View in context
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