per·spi·ca·cious
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| 1. | having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment. |
| 2. | Archaic. having keen vision. |
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per·spi·ca·cious·ly, adverb
per·spi·ca·cious·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. perceptive, acute, shrewd, penetrating.
—Antonyms 1. dull, stupid.
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adj. Having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted. See Synonyms at shrewd. [From Latin perspicāx, perspicāc-, from perspicere, to look through; see perspective.] per'spi·ca'cious·ly adv., per'spi·ca'cious·ness n. |
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| perspicacious | |
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| 1. | acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators" |
| 2. | mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument" [syn: clear-eyed] |
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Perspicacious
Per`spi*ca"cious\, a. [L. perspicax, -acis, fr. perspicere to look through: cf. F. perspicace. See Perspective.]1. Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight. 2. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen. -- Per`spi*ca"cious*ly, adv. -- Per`spi*ca"cious*ness, n.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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