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- [pur-spi-key-shuh s]
- /ˌpɜr spɪˈkeɪ ʃəs/
- /ˌpɜː.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pur-spi-key-shuh s]
- /ˌpɜr spɪˈkeɪ ʃəs/
Definitions of perspicacious word
- adjective perspicacious having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment. 1
- adjective perspicacious Archaic. having keen vision. 1
- adjective perspicacious insightful 1
- adjective perspicacious Someone who is perspicacious notices, realizes, and understands things quickly. 0
- adjective perspicacious acutely perceptive or discerning 0
- adjective perspicacious having keen eyesight 0
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Origin of perspicacious
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; perspicaci(ty) + -ous
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Parts of speech for Perspicacious
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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perspicacious popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adv perspicacious
- adroitly — expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- alertly — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
- aptly — inclined; disposed; given; prone: too apt to slander others.
- artfully — slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes.
- astutely — of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis.
adj perspicacious
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- apprehensible — capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
- canny — A canny person is clever and able to think quickly. You can also describe a person's behaviour as canny.
- clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
- cognitive — Cognitive means relating to the mental process involved in knowing, learning, and understanding things.
adjective perspicacious
- argute — (of sounds) shrill
- astucious — Subtle; cunning; astute.
- intuitive — perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought, as a person or the mind.
- judicious — using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic: judicious use of one's money.
- keen — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
adverb perspicacious
- comprehendingly — In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
- foxily — In a foxy manner.
- guilefully — In a guileful manner.
- judiciously — using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic: judicious use of one's money.
- keenly — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
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