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sapient |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sapient \Sa"pi*ent\, a. [L. sapiens, -entis, p. pr of sapere to taste, to have sense to know See {Sage}, a.] Wise; sage; discerning; -- often in irony or contempt. Where the sapient king Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse. --Milton. Syn: Sage; sagacious; knowing; wise; discerning. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sapient adj : 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" [syn: {perspicacious}, {sagacious}]
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