2. Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose. Commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counseled the general to retreat. Milton.
3. Grave; serious; solemn. [R.] "[Great bards.] in sage and solemn tunes have sung." Milton.
Syn.
— Wise; sagacious; sapient; grave; prudent; judicious.
SAGE
Sage, n.
Defn: A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher. At his birth a star, Unseen before in heaven, proclaims him come, And guides the Eastern sages. Milton.
SAGEBRUSH
Sage"brush`, n.
Defn: A low irregular shrub (Artemisia tridentata), of the order
Compositæ, covering vast tracts of the dry alkaline regions of the
American plains; — called also sagebush, and wild sage.
SAGEBRUSH STATE
Sagebrush State.
Defn: Nevada; — a nickname.
SAGELY
Sage"ly, adv.