perspicacious
11perspicacious — perspicaciously, adv. perspicaciousness, n. /perr spi kay sheuhs/, adj. 1. having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment. 2. Archaic. having keen vision. [1610 20; PERSPICACI(TY) + OUS] Syn. 1.… …
12perspicacious — adjective his perspicacious advisers recommended caution Syn: discerning, shrewd, perceptive, astute, penetrating, observant, percipient, sharp witted, sharp, smart, alert, clear sighted, farsighted, acute, clever, canny, intelligent, insightful …
13perspicacious / perspicuous — Perspicacious means mentally astute, acutely perceptive : I m too perspicacious to be taken in by such a ruse. A perspicuous means clearly and lucidly presented, easily grasped , as a perspicuous article on toads. Also be careful not to… …
14perspicacious / perspicuous — Perspicacious means mentally astute, acutely perceptive : I m too perspicacious to be taken in by such a ruse. A perspicuous means clearly and lucidly presented, easily grasped , as a perspicuous article on toads. Also be careful not to… …
15perspicacious and perspicacity — Having or showing penetrating thinking skills; clear sighted. Such an acuteness of perception is perspicacity. (pron. pr spi kay shes, pr spi kas e tee) Not to be confused with perspicuous. One easy way to keep out of trouble is to think of… …
16perspicacious — adjective Etymology: Latin perspicac , perspicax, from perspicere Date: 1640 of acute mental vision or discernment ; keen Synonyms: see shrewd • perspicaciously adverb • perspicaciousness noun • perspicacity noun …
17perspicacious — adjective /ˌpɜː.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs,ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/ Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive. See Also: perspicacity, perspicuity, perspicuous, perspicuously, perspicuousness …
18perspicacious — Synonyms and related words: acute, all knowing, apperceptive, appercipient, apprehending, apprehensive, argute, astute, aware, cagey, cogent, cognizant, comprehending, conscious, discerning, farseeing, farsighted, foreseeing, foresighted,… …
19perspicacious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. observant, perceptive, alert, shrewd; see judicious . See Synonym Study at shrewd . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters: astute, cagey, canny …
20perspicacious — per|spi|ca|cious [ˌpə:spıˈkeıʃəs US ˌpə:r ] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: perspicax, from perspicere; PERSPECTIVE] good at judging and understanding people and situations = ↑perceptive >perspicaciously adv >perspicacity [… …
