Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a sapient manner; wisely; sagaciously; sagely.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a sapient manner.
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- adverb In a
sapient manner.
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- adverb in a shrewd manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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Under the circumstances, it was no time for sapiently deep thinkers.
End of an Error 2007
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‘Hm! — mm!’ hummed the little woman, sapiently nodding her head slowly up and down.
The Captain's Doll 2003
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As Jessica had so sapiently remarked, had Lacey indicated that she would welcome it he would probably have been keen to take their relationship to a more personal level.
A Cure For Love Jordan, Penny 1991
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But Scaurus was nodding sapiently, rhythmically, for quite a different reason.
The First Man in Rome McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1990
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Scaurus Princeps Senatus was nodding sapiently, rhythmically; to Marius it looked as if he was agreeing with every word spoken.
The First Man in Rome McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1990
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Mother -- still cycling, I expect '"Not at all likely," remarked his parent sapiently.
Last April Fair Neels, Betty 1980
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You simply can't think sapiently except in verbal symbols.
The Fuzzy Papers Piper, H. Beam 1962
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"Mean to say she only started thinking sapiently after Anne Sullivan taught her what words were?"
The Fuzzy Papers Piper, H. Beam 1962
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Oneal sapiently remarked at the Convention: "The time and conditions which favored the Russian revolution must be studied before we attempt to adopt them here."
The Red Conspiracy Joseph J. Mereto
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"If I say nothing, then I can't do any harm," he remarked, sapiently.
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