'Perspicacious' definitions:
Definition of 'perspicacious'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators" [syn: perspicacious, sagacious, sapient]
adjective
Mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument" [syn: clear-eyed, clear-sighted, perspicacious]
Definition of 'Perspicacious'
From: GCIDE
- Perspicacious \Per`spi*ca"cious\ (p[~e]r`sp[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. perspicax, -acis, fr. perspicere to look through: cf. F. perspicace. See Perspective.]
- 1. Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen. [1913 Webster] -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'perspicacious'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acute,
- all-knowing,
- apperceptive,
- appercipient,
- apprehending,
- apprehensive,
- argute,
- astute,
- aware,
- cagey,
- cogent,
- cognizant,
- comprehending,
- conscious,
- discerning,
- farseeing,
- farsighted,
- foreseeing,
- foresighted,
- forethoughted,
- forethoughtful,
- heady,
- incisive,
- insightful,
- intelligent,
- judicious,
- knowing,
- knowledgeable,
- longheaded,
- longsighted,
- mindful,
- omniscient,
- penetrating,
- perceptive,
- percipient,
- perspicuous,
- piercing,
- prehensile,
- provident,
- sagacious,
- savvy,
- sensible,
- sharp-sighted,
- sharp-witted,
- shrewd,
- trenchant,
- understanding,
- wise