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Meaning of 'perspicacious'
Meaning of 'perspicacious' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Perspicacious 
[ a.]
- Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted;
sharp of sight. [ a.]- Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen.
Meaning of 'perspicacious' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. perspicacious [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- acutely insightful and wise
- 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
- 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
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