sagely

adverb

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Pronunciation: /ˈseɪd͡ʒli/

Etymology: From sage + -ly (adjectival suffix).

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.”
“Featuring a sagely captain, a first officer with aerodynamic lobes, riveting adventures and special effects unheard of for its time, the show gained unbelievable notoriety across the globe.”

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

In the manner of a sage, with wisdom, wisely.
“[…] Phil offering and giving advice sagely and gravely”
“This pro-war impression on the populace the Navy Department sagely foresaw when it sent its men into the unbriny Northwest.”