Perspicacious
ahd-5
adjective.
Having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted.
synonym
:
shrewd
.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Quick-sighted; sharp of sight.
Of acute discernment.
Synonyms
Acute, shrewd, clear-sighted, sharp-witted. See
astute
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight.
adjective.
Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Of acute
discernment
; having
keen
insight
; mentally
perceptive
.
adjective.
Able to physically see clearly; quick-sighted; sharp-sighted.
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adjective.
acutely insightful and wise
adjective.
mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
Word Usage
"Regardless of the fact that you don't know what the word perspicacious means, you continue to amaze me."
cross-reference
clairvoyant
conspicuous
perspective
Equivalent
discerning
wise
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Ignatius
audacious
capacious
ceraceous
crustaceous
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
Mother Superior
cared-for
d'hondt
drawn-up
embellish
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
acute
all-knowing
apperceptive
appercipient
apprehending