perspicacious

Meaning

Adjective

Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive.
Able to physically see clearly; quick-sighted; sharp-sighted.

Origin

First attested 1548, from Late Latin perspicācitās, from Latin perspicax, from perspiciō, from per- + speciō. See also perspective.

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