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perspicacious
[ pur-spi-key-shuhs ]
/ ˌpɜr spɪˈkeɪ ʃəs /
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adjective
having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning:to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
Archaic. having keen vision.
OTHER WORDS FOR perspicacious
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Origin of perspicacious
First recorded in 1610–20; perspicaci(ty) + -ous
OTHER WORDS FROM perspicacious
per·spi·ca·cious·ly, adverbper·spi·ca·cious·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH perspicacious
perspicacious , perspicuousWords nearby perspicacious
person-year, persorption, perspective, perspectivism, Perspex, perspicacious, perspicacity, perspicuity, perspicuous, perspiration, perspiratory
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British Dictionary definitions for perspicacious
perspicacious
/ (ˌpɜːspɪˈkeɪʃəs) /
adjective
acutely perceptive or discerning
archaic having keen eyesight
Derived forms of perspicacious
perspicaciously, adverbperspicacity (ˌpɜːspɪˈkæsɪtɪ) or perspicaciousness, nounWord Origin for perspicacious
C17: from Latin perspicax, from perspicere to look at closely; see perspective
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