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sagely¹

  • /ˈseɪd͡ʒli/

Where it comes from

From Middle English sagely, sagilly, equivalent to sage + -ly (adverbial suffix).

adverb more sagely · most sagely

  1. In the manner of a sage, with wisdom, wisely; sagacious. […] Phil offering and giving advice sagely and gravely

sagely²

  • /ˈseɪd͡ʒli/

Where it comes from

From sage + -ly (adjectival suffix).

adjective more sagely · most sagely

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a sage. It begins sufficiently well, but the author has hardly enunciated his preliminary apotheems, when he conducts into an obscurity where we can hardly grope our way, and when we emerge from that, it is to be bewildered by his gorgeous but unsubstantial pictures of sagely perfection.

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@misc{sagely_2026,
  title = {sagely},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sagely},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}