SAGELY Definition & Meaning

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adverb

with a knowing or thoughtful expression; in a way that suggests careful reflection:
By way of response, my father only puffed on his pipe and nodded sagely.
in a wise or judicious way; insightfully:
As someone has sagely pointed out, today's idiot will be tomorrow's beacon of truth.

adjective

Rare. wise or judicious; insightful:
A lot of people think that, like a sagely seaman who acquires wisdom and whiskers as his years trickle away on the sea, all traditions gain value as they age.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of sagely¹

sage ¹ + -ly

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Labour has nodded sagely at the urgency of the issue.

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Aemond sagely offers, “This war will not be won by dragons alone, but dragons flying behind armies of men.”

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Then things got hairy and now here they are, sagely describing this process to a dutiful filmmaker.

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That advice has served me well for decades, along with that of Scoggins, who once unfurled the printout of an overwritten 100-inch article and said, sagely: “Never write a story that’s taller than you are.”

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The film, which Mr. Canby called “a sagely funny comedy, both heartfelt and sophisticated,” gave the singer Rubén Blades his breakout acting role.

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