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Meaning of 'perspicacious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Perspicacious [ a.]
- Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight.
- Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen.

Meaning of 'perspicacious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . perspicacious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- acutely insightful and wise
Example in sentence:
  • a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators;
  • much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument;
  • observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions
Meaning (2):
- mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
Example in sentence:
  • chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership;
  • much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument;
  • too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow

Nearby Words:

per per- peract peracute peradventure peraeopod peragrate peragration perambulate perambulated

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