Perspicacious \Per`spi*ca"cious\ (p[~e]r`sp[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]s),
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
perspicacious
adj 1: acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be
taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and
thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious
questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient
advice to educators" [syn: sagacious, sapient]
2: mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-eyed
not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be
prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too
perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument"
[syn: clear-eyed, clear-sighted]
WordNet (r) 2.0
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "perspicacious":
acute, all-knowing, apperceptive, appercipient, apprehending,
apprehensive, argute, astute, aware, cagey, cogent, cognizant,
comprehending, conscious, discerning, farseeing, farsighted,
foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughted, forethoughtful, heady,
incisive, insightful, intelligent, judicious, knowing,
knowledgeable, longheaded, longsighted, mindful, omniscient,
penetrating, perceptive, percipient, perspicuous, piercing,
prehensile, provident, sagacious, savvy, sensible, sharp-sighted,
sharp-witted, shrewd, trenchant, understanding, wise
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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