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per⋅spi⋅ca⋅cious
[pur-spi-key-shuh
s] 
–adjective
| 1. | having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment. |
| 2. | Archaic. having keen vision. |
Related forms:
per⋅spi⋅ca⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
per⋅spi⋅ca⋅cious⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. perceptive, acute, shrewd, penetrating.
1. perceptive, acute, shrewd, penetrating.
Antonyms:
1. dull, stupid.
1. dull, stupid.
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| per·spi·ca·cious (pûr'spĭ-kā'shəs) 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
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.
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