perspicacious
English
Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) First attested 1548, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "LL." is not valid. See WT:LOL. perspicācitās (“discernment”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin perspicax (“sharp-sighted”), from perspiciō (“look through”), from per- (“through”) + speciō (“look at”). See also perspective.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌpɜː.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: pûr'spĭ·kā'shəs, IPA(key): /ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃəs
- Hyphenation: per‧spi‧ca‧cious
Adjective
perspicacious (comparative more perspicacious, superlative most perspicacious)
- (figuratively) Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive.
- (obsolete) Able to physically see clearly; quick-sighted; sharp-sighted.
Derived terms
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Related terms
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Translations
showing keen insight
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Able to physically see clearly
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