perspicacious

[ pur-spi-key-shuhs ]

/ ˌpɜr spɪˈkeɪ ʃəs /

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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

1 perceptive, acute, shrewd, penetrating.

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ANTONYMS FOR perspicacious

1 dull, stupid.

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OTHER WORDS FROM perspicacious

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH perspicacious

perspicacious , perspicuous

Words nearby perspicacious

person-year, persorption, perspective, perspectivism, Perspex, perspicacious, perspicacity, perspicuity, perspicuous, perspiration, perspiratory

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Example sentences from the Web for perspicacious

We may quote a paragraph from the pen of "Home Counties," a well-known and perspicacious writer on agricultural topics.
The Romance of Modern Mechanism|Archibald Williams
But the fact that the Ghetto was perspicacious did not mitigate the author's treachery to his race and faith.
Dreamers of the Ghetto|I. Zangwill
The adorable boy was ashamed of his ardor, and afraid of being laughed at; Felicite and Vignon were so perspicacious!
Beatrix|Honore de Balzac
This circumstance kept that most perspicacious of all societies, the great world of Paris, ignorant of the affair.
Beatrix|Honore de Balzac

And in this fact consists the greatness and strength of the perspicacious conception of the genius of Marx.
Socialism and Modern Science (Darwin, Spencer, Marx)|Enrico Ferri

British Dictionary definitions for perspicacious

perspicacious

/ (ˌpɜːspɪˈkeɪʃəs) /

adjective

acutely perceptive or discerning

archaic having keen eyesight

Derived forms of perspicacious

perspicaciously, adverbperspicacity (ˌpɜːspɪˈkæsɪtɪ) or perspicaciousness, noun

Word Origin for perspicacious

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

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单词	perspicacious
释义	perspicacious [ pur-spi-key-shuhs ] / ˌpɜr spɪˈkeɪ ʃəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR perspicacious ON THESAURUS.COM 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 1 perceptive, acute, shrewd, penetrating. SEE SYNONYMS FOR perspicacious ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR perspicacious 1 dull, stupid. SEE ANTONYMS FOR perspicacious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM perspicacious per·spi·ca·cious·ly, adverbper·spi·ca·cious·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH perspicacious perspicacious , perspicuous Words nearby perspicacious person-year, persorption, perspective, perspectivism, Perspex, perspicacious, perspicacity, perspicuity, perspicuous, perspiration, perspiratory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perspicacious We may quote a paragraph from the pen of "Home Counties," a well-known and perspicacious writer on agricultural topics. The Romance of Modern Mechanism\|Archibald Williams But the fact that the Ghetto was perspicacious did not mitigate the author's treachery to his race and faith. Dreamers of the Ghetto\|I. Zangwill The adorable boy was ashamed of his ardor, and afraid of being laughed at; Felicite and Vignon were so perspicacious! Beatrix\|Honore de Balzac This circumstance kept that most perspicacious of all societies, the great world of Paris, ignorant of the affair. Beatrix\|Honore de Balzac And in this fact consists the greatness and strength of the perspicacious conception of the genius of Marx. Socialism and Modern Science (Darwin, Spencer, Marx)\|Enrico Ferri British Dictionary definitions for perspicacious perspicacious / (ˌpɜːspɪˈkeɪʃəs) / adjective acutely perceptive or discerning archaic having keen eyesight Derived forms of perspicacious perspicaciously, adverbperspicacity (ˌpɜːspɪˈkæsɪtɪ) or perspicaciousness, noun Word Origin for perspicacious C17: from Latin perspicax, from perspicere to look at closely; see perspective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to perspicacious acute, alert, astute, aware, clever, discerning, heady, judicious, keen, penetrating, sagacious, savvy, sharp, sharp-witted, shrewd, clear-sighted, percipient
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perspicacious

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