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sapient
What does sapient mean?
sapient (adjective): acutely insightful and wise.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use sapient in a sentence?
- A source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does sapient come from?
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English sapient (“learned, wise”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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