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perspicacious - Dictionary definition and meaning for perspicacious

PERSPICACIOUS

(adj.) mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
"too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow", "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership", "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument"
synonyms : clear-eyed , clear-sighted
The judge was much too perspicacious to be taken in by such an argument. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) acutely insightful and wise
"much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument", "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions", "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"
synonyms : sagacious , sapient
Her perspicacious mind immediately guessed the situation. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for perspicacious

(Tag: specacaious in the sense he is specultaing,means he has good sight,pervade means he can penetrate easily) pervade+specacaious=perspicacious
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(Tag: English) sounds like perspective or perceptive which are related.
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(Tag: ) per = completely.. and the 2nd part rhymes with inspect.. hence having an insight..
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(Tag: ) Having a spaCIOUS PERspective that includes fine attention to detail...
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(Tag: tennis,) per-speak-aces every time she spoke (so insightful that it was like she was serving) aces
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