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perspicacious

[ pur-spi-key-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning:

    to exhibit perspicacious judgment.

    Synonyms: penetrating, shrewd, acute, perceptive

    Antonyms: stupid, dull

  2. Archaic. having keen vision.


perspicacious

/ ˌpɜːspɪˈkeɪʃəs; ˌpɜːspɪˈkæsɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. acutely perceptive or discerning
  2. archaic.
    having keen eyesight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌperspiˈcaciously, adverb
  • perspicacity, noun
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Other Words From

  • perspi·cacious·ly adverb
  • perspi·cacious·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perspicacious1

First recorded in 1610–20; perspicaci(ty) + -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perspicacious1

C17: from Latin perspicax, from perspicere to look at closely; see perspective
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Example Sentences

This new slight bitterness extended even to his thoughts about the perspicacious Minetta.

She consulted with the perspicacious Mr. Harris, and especially sought from him detailed information as to partnership law.

Do you fear to quote the sublimated utterances of the perspicacious, although pleonastic philosopher?

That date may indicate, to a perspicacious observer, the epoch at which Flore Brazier ceased to be an honest girl.

We may quote a paragraph from the pen of "Home Counties," a well-known and perspicacious writer on agricultural topics.

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