perspicaciously

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English perspicacious

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English perspicaciously

From perspicacious + -ly.

Adverb

perspicaciously (comparative more perspicaciously, superlative most perspicaciously)

1. With the power of seeing or understanding clearly; quick-sightedly; with sharp of sight.
2. (figurative) With acute discernment; keenly; with mental perception.

Related terms

• conspicuous
• perspective
• perspicacious
• perspicaciousness
• perspicacity
• perspicuity
• perspicuous
• perspicuously
• perspicuousness

Translations

with sharp of sight

• Catalan: perspicaçment (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 颖悟 (zh) (yingwu)

• French: perspicacement (fr)
• German: scharfsinnig (de)
• Italian: perspicacemente (it)
• Japanese: 明敏に (meibin ni)
• Korean: 이해가 빠르게 (ihaega ppareuge)
• Latin: perspicaciter
• Portuguese: perspicazmente
• Spanish: perspicazmente