per·spi·ca·cious (pûr sp -k  sh s)adj. Having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted. See Synonyms at shrewd. [From Latin perspic x, perspicc-, from perspicere, to look through; see perspective.]per spi·cacious·ly adv.per spi·cacious·ness n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  perspicaciousness - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness, craft - shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception insightfulness, acumen - shrewdness shown by keen insight knowingness - shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge street smarts - a shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment |
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