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perspicacious Definition

per·spi·ca·cious (pʉr′spi kā′s̸həs)

adjective

  1. having keen judgment or understanding; acutely perceptive
  2. Archaic having keen vision

Etymology: < L perspicax (gen. perspicacis) < perspicere, to see through: see perspective

perspicacious Related Forms

per′·spi·ca′·ciously adverb per′·spi·cac′·ity (-kas′ə tē) noun or per′·spi·ca′·cious·ness

perspicacious Synonyms

perspicacious

modif.

observant, perceptive, alert, shrewd; see judicious. See syn. study at shrewd.

perspicacious Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

mind: As usual your perspicacious mind has gone to the nub of the situation. ' ' The man is a genius!