sapient

adjective

1. having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.

adjective

1. often ironic wise or sagacious

adj.“wise,” late 15c. (early 15c. as a surname), from Old French sapient, from Latin sapientem (nominative sapiens), present participle of sapere “to taste, have taste, be wise,” from PIE root *sep- “to taste, perceive” (cf. Old Saxon an-sebban “to perceive, remark,” Old High German antseffen, Old English sefa “mind, understanding, insight”).