perspicacious
[ pur-spi-key-shuhs ]
/ ˌpɜr spɪˈkeɪ ʃəs /
adjective
having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
Archaic.
having keen vision.
Origin of perspicacious
First recorded in 1610–20;
perspicaci(ty) +
-ous
SYNONYMS FOR perspicacious
OTHER WORDS FROM perspicacious
per·spi·ca·cious·ly, adverb per·spi·ca·cious·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH perspicacious
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British Dictionary definitions for perspicacious
perspicacious
/ (ˌpɜːspɪˈkeɪʃəs) /
adjective
acutely perceptive or discerning
archaic
having keen eyesight
Derived forms of perspicacious
perspicaciously, adverb perspicacity (ˌpɜːspɪˈkæsɪtɪ) or perspicaciousness, nounWord Origin for perspicacious
C17: from Latin
perspicax, from
perspicere to look at closely; see
perspective