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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.

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

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" sagacious, sapient wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
	2.	perspicacious - mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument" clear-eyed, clear-sighted discerning - having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader"

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

perspicacious

adjective

Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters:

astute, cagey, canny, knowing, shrewd, slick, smart, wise.

Informal: savvy.

Translations

scharfsinnig

οξυδερκής

perspicaz perspicaces

tarkkanäköinen

perspicace

perspicace perspicacia

bystry

зоркий проницательный

klarsynt

perspicacious

[ˌpɜːspɪˈkeɪʃəs] ADJ (frm) → perspicaz

perspicacious

[ˌpɜː^rspɪˈkeɪʃəs] adj (= perceptive) → perspicace

perspicacious

adj person, remark etc → scharfsinnig; decision → weitsichtig

perspicacious

[ˌpɜːspɪˈkeɪʃəs] adj (frm) → perspicace

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E.M. Forster's impossible gift in Howards End

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The creative child: constructing creativity through early childhood education in modern America

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Andrew Gordon and Thomas Rist. The Arts of Remembrance in Early Modern England: Memorial Cultures of the Post Reformation

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