Hypertext Webster Gateway: "perspicacious"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perspicacious \Per`spi*ca"cious\, a. [L. perspicax, -acis, fr.
perspicere to look through: cf. F. perspicace. See
{Perspective}.]
1. Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp
of sight.
2. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen. --
{Per`spi*ca"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
perspicacious
adj 1: 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" [syn: {sagacious}, {sapient}]
2: 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"
[syn: {clear-eyed}, {clear-sighted}]
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