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perspicacious
discerning; perceptive: a perspicacious observation; acute; shrewd; penetrating
Not to be confused with:
perspicuous – clearly expressed; lucid, plain, distinct: perspicuous building, explicit, intelligible: an intelligible report
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per·spi·ca·cious
(pûr′spĭ-kā′shəs)adj.
Having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted. See Synonyms at shrewd.
[From Latin perspicāx, perspicāc-, from perspicere, to look through; see perspective.]
per′spi·ca′cious·ly adv.
per′spi·ca′cious·ness n.
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perspicacious
(ˌpɜːspɪˈkeɪʃəs)adj
1. acutely perceptive or discerning
2. archaic having keen eyesight
[C17: from Latin perspicax, from perspicere to look at closely; see perspective]
ˌperspiˈcaciously adv
perspicacity, ˌperspiˈcaciousness n
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per•spi•ca•cious
(ˌpɜr spɪˈkeɪ ʃəs)adj.
having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning.
[1610–20; < Latin perspicāx, s. perspicāc-; see perspicuous, -acious]
per`spi•ca′cious•ly, adv.
per`spi•cac′i•ty (-ˈkæs ɪ ti) per`spi•ca′cious•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | perspicacious - acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators" wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment" |
2. | ![]() discerning - having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader" |
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perspicacious
adjective (Formal) perceptive, aware, sharp, keen, acute, alert, clever, penetrating, shrewd, discerning, astute, observant, clear-sighted, percipient, sharp-witted, sagacious a man of perspicacious judgment
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adj person, remark etc → scharfsinnig; decision → weitsichtig
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