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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. acutely insightful and wise;
- Example: "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"
- Example: "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"
- Example: "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"
[syn: perspicacious, sagacious, sapient]

2. mentally acute or penetratingly discerning;
- Example: "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"
- Example: "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"
- Example: "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument"
[syn: clear-eyed, clear-sighted, perspicacious]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

perspicacious
    adj 1: 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]
    2: 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]