perspicacious
having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
Archaic. having keen vision.
Origin of perspicacious
1Other words for perspicacious
Opposites for perspicacious
Other words from perspicacious
- per·spi·ca·cious·ly, adverb
- per·spi·ca·cious·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with perspicacious
- perspicacious , perspicuous
Words Nearby perspicacious
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How to use perspicacious in a sentence
This new slight bitterness extended even to his thoughts about the perspicacious Minetta.
Mushroom Town | Oliver OnionsShe consulted with the perspicacious Mr. Harris, and especially sought from him detailed information as to partnership law.
Within the Law | Marvin DanaDo you fear to quote the sublimated utterances of the perspicacious, although pleonastic philosopher?
That date may indicate, to a perspicacious observer, the epoch at which Flore Brazier ceased to be an honest girl.
The Two Brothers | Honore de BalzacWe may quote a paragraph from the pen of "Home Counties," a well-known and perspicacious writer on agricultural topics.
The Romance of Modern Mechanism | Archibald Williams
British Dictionary definitions for perspicacious
/ (ˌpɜːspɪˈkeɪʃəs) /
acutely perceptive or discerning
archaic having keen eyesight
Origin of perspicacious
1Derived forms of perspicacious
- perspicaciously, adverb
- perspicacity (ˌpɜːspɪˈkæsɪtɪ) or perspicaciousness, noun
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