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Definition of: perspicacious
(pûr′spə·kā′shəs) adjective
1. Keenly discerning or understanding.
2. Quick–eyed; sharp–sighted. See synonyms under ACUTE, ASTUTE, SAGACIOUS. [<L perspicax, -acis sharp–sighted <perspicere. See PERSPECTIVE.]
—per′spi·ca′cious·ly adverb
—per′spi·ca′cious·ness noun
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