perspicacious

== English == === Etymology === First attested 1548, from Late Latin perspicācitās (“discernment”), from Latin perspicax (“sharp-sighted”), from perspiciō (“look through”), from per- (“through”) + speciō (“look at”). See also perspective. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɜː.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/ (US) enPR: pûr'spĭ·kā'shəs, IPA(key): /ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/ Rhymes: -eɪʃəs Hyphenation: per‧spi‧ca‧cious === Adjective === perspicacious (comparative more perspicacious, superlative most perspicacious) (figuratively) Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive. (obsolete) Able to physically see clearly; quick-sighted; sharp-sighted. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== clairvoyant conspicuous perspective