perspicacious
[ pur-spi-key-shuhs ]
adjective
having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
Archaic. having keen vision.
Origin of perspicacious
1First recorded in 1610–20; perspicaci(ty) + -ous
Other 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
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How to use perspicacious in a sentence
Something occurs to interest your mind and you meditate perspicaciously thereon.
The Gay Adventure | Richard Bird
British Dictionary definitions for perspicacious
perspicacious
/ (ˌpɜːspɪˈkeɪʃəs) /
adjective
acutely perceptive or discerning
archaic having keen eyesight
Origin of perspicacious
1C17: from Latin perspicax, from perspicere to look at closely; see perspective
Derived forms of perspicacious
- perspicaciously, adverb
- perspicacity (ˌpɜːspɪˈkæsɪtɪ) or perspicaciousness, noun
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