perspicacious

adj

/ˌpɜː.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/UK/ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/US

Etymology

First attested 1548, from Late Latin perspicācitās (“discernment”), from Latin perspicax (“sharp-sighted”), from perspiciō (“look through”), from per- (“through”) + speciō (“look at”). See also perspective.

derived from perspicax — “sharp-sighted”
derived from perspicācitās — “discernment”

Definitions

1
Of acute discernment
Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive.
- As a gay prisoner my incarceration has given me a perspicacious view of our judicial system.
Able to physically see clearly
Able to physically see clearly; quick-sighted; sharp-sighted.

The neighborhood

neighborperspicacity
neighborperspicuity
neighborperspicuous
neighborperspicuously
neighborperspicuousness
neighborclairvoyant
neighborconspicuous
neighborperspective

Derived

perspicaciously, perspicaciousness, unperspicacious

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA