perspicacious
per·spi·ca·cious (pûr
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adj.
Having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted. See Synonyms at shrewd.
[From Latin perspicx, perspicc-, from perspicere, to look through; see perspective.]
perspi·cacious·ly adv.
perspi·cacious·ness n.
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| Adj. | 1. | perspicacious – 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”
wise – having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; “a wise leader”; “a wise and perceptive comment”
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| 2. | perspicacious – 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”
discerning – having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; “a discerning critic”; “a discerning reader”
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