sapient

sapient
sapience, sapiency, n.sapiently, adv.
/say"pee euhnt/, adj.
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
[1425-75; late ME sapyent < L sapient- (s. of sapiens, prp. of sapere to be wise, lit., to taste, have taste), equiv. to sapi- verb s. + -ent- -ENT]

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