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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.
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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, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH perspicacious

perspicacious , perspicuous

Words nearby perspicacious

person-year, persorption, perspective, perspectivism, Perspex, perspicacious, perspicacity, perspicuity, perspicuous, perspiration, perspiratory
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Words related to perspicacious

acute, alert, astute, aware, clear-sighted, clever, discerning, heady, judicious, keen, penetrating, percipient, sagacious, savvy, sharp, sharp-witted, shrewd

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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, noun

Word Origin for perspicacious

C17: from Latin perspicax, from perspicere to look at closely; see perspective
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