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perspicacious


per·spi·ca·cious

adj \ˌpər-spə-ˈkā-shəs\

Definition of PERSPICACIOUS

: of acute mental vision or discernment : keen
— per·spi·ca·cious·ly adverb
— per·spi·ca·cious·ness noun
— per·spi·cac·i·ty \-ˈka-sə-tē\ noun
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Origin of PERSPICACIOUS

Latin perspicac-, perspicax, from perspicere
First Known Use: 1640

Rhymes with PERSPICACIOUS

arenaceous, carbonaceous, contumacious, disputatious, efficacious, farinaceous, foliaceous, gallinaceous, orchidaceous, ostentatious, pertinacious, solanaceous, violaceous

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