perspicacious

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌpɜː.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/
• (America) enPR: pûr'spĭ·kā'shəs, IPA: /ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/

Adjective

perspicacious

1. (figuratively) Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive.
2. (obsolete) Able to physically see clearly; quick-sighted; sharp-sighted.

Related terms

• perspicacity
• perspicuity
• perspicuous
• perspicuously
• perspicuousness

Translations

• French: perspicace
• German: scharfsinnig
• Italian: perspicace
• Portuguese: perspicaz
• Russian: проница́тельный
• Spanish: perspicaz, perspicaces

Translations

• French: clairvoyant
• Russian: зо́ркий
• Spanish: clarividente

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