About The Word Perspicacious
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Perspicacious
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What's The Definition Of Perspicacious?
[adj] 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"
[adj] 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Perspicacious: clear-eyed | clear-sighted | discerning | sagacious | sapient | wise Related Terms | Find terms related to Perspicacious: acute | all-knowing | apperceptive | appercipient | apprehending | apprehensive | argute | astute | aware | cagey | cogent | cognizant | comprehending | conscious | discerning | farseeing | farsighted | foreseeing | foresighted | forethoughted | forethoughtful | heady | incisive | insightful | intelligent | judicious | knowing | knowledgeable | longheaded | longsighted | mindful | omniscient | penetrating | perceptive | percipient | perspicuous | piercing | prehensile | provident | sagacious | savvy | sensible | sharp-sighted | sharp-witted | shrewd | trenchant | understanding | wise See Also | Perspicacious In Webster's Dictionary \Per`spi*ca"cious\, a. [L. perspicax, -acis, fr.
perspicere to look through: cf. F. perspicace. See
{Perspective}.]
1. Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp
of sight.
2. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen. --
{Per`spi*ca"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ness}, n.
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