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perspicacious
[ pur-spi-key-shuhs ]
adjective
- having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning:
to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
Synonyms: penetrating, shrewd, acute, perceptive
- Archaic. having keen vision.
perspicacious
/ ˌpɜːspɪˈkeɪʃəs; ˌpɜːspɪˈkæsɪtɪ /
adjective
- acutely perceptive or discerning
- archaic.having keen eyesight
Derived Forms
- ˌperspiˈcaciously, adverb
- perspicacity, noun
Other Words From
- perspi·cacious·ly adverb
- perspi·cacious·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of perspicacious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of perspicacious1
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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