perspicacity
keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration.
Archaic. keen vision.
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How to use perspicacity in a sentence
Under his rough exterior Soult hid great powers of business, a keen perspicacity, and much tact.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonHis spirit is of a superhuman perspicacity; his mind is tenacious and full of all knowledge that man may have.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study | Edward HuttonAs the sequel showed, he clearly demonstrates his own perspicacity and knowledge of human nature.
Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value | Arthur Glyn LeonardLynx-eyed perspicacity, inexhaustible contrivance, prompt ingenuity,—a man very dangerous to play with at games of skill.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XV. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleHe even asserted that those at the head of affairs in England had shown great perspicacity and a clear insight into the future.
South African Memories | Lady Sarah Wilson
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