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per·spi·ca·cious

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ADJECTIVE:

Having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted. See Synonyms at shrewd.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin perspicx, perspicc-, from perspicere, to look through ; see perspective

OTHER FORMS:
perspi·cacious·ly(Adverb), perspi·cacious·ness(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for perspicacious

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