Antonyms for sagaciously

Grammar : Adv

Spell : suh-gey-shuhs

Phonetic Transcription : səˈgeɪ ʃəs

Definition of sagaciously

Origin : c.1600, from Latin sagacem (nominative sagax) "of quick perception;" see sagacity. Related: Sagaciously.

As in intelligently : adv cleverly
As in shrewdly : adv astutely

Example sentences :

"It's very far downstairs here, you know," said Terry sagaciously.
Extract from : « Terry » by Rosa Mulholland

Toward these things it is our right and duty to be sagaciously and supremely selfish.
Extract from : « Practical Ethics » by William DeWitt Hyde

But, peradventure, it may be sagaciously urged, how is this?
Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville

Slowly and sagaciously he disentangled all his coil of policies.
Extract from : « The Fifth Queen Crowned » by Ford Madox Ford

"It will be 'up' again, in time," proceeded Mollie, sagaciously.
Extract from : « Vagabondia » by Frances Hodgson Burnett

He wagged his head so sagaciously at this speech, that Patty was forced to smile.
Extract from : « Patty's Social Season » by Carolyn Wells

Sagaciously, under their spectacles, did they peep into the holds of vessels!
Extract from : « The Scarlet Letter » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"That's just what I've been thinking," said young Blake sagaciously.
Extract from : « Double Harness » by Anthony Hope

"Looks like a schoolboy's writing," suggested Will sagaciously.
Extract from : « The Outdoor Chums in the Forest » by Quincy Allen

"Yes; but let me tell you this, India is not England," observed the doctor, sagaciously.
Extract from : « Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 » by James Payn

Synonyms for sagaciously

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