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

OTHER WORDS FROM perspicacious

per·spi·ca·cious·ly, adverb per·spi·ca·cious·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH perspicacious

perspicacious perspicuous

British Dictionary definitions for perspicaciousness

perspicacious
/ (ˌpɜːspɪˈkeɪʃəs) /

adjective

acutely perceptive or discerning
archaic having keen eyesight

Derived forms of perspicacious

perspicaciously, adverb perspicacity (ˌpɜːspɪˈkæsɪtɪ) or perspicaciousness, noun

Word Origin for perspicacious

C17: from Latin perspicax, from perspicere to look at closely; see perspective