Sagacity vs. Sagacious — What's the Difference?

The quality of being discerning, sound in judgment, and farsighted; wisdom.

Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness.

The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.

Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.

(obsolete) Keen sense of smell.

Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail.

The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrewdness.

Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious man; a sagacious remark.

Ability to make good judgments

Acutely insightful and wise;

The trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating

Skillful in statecraft or management;