| ADJECTIVE | all | perspicacious, sagacious, sapient | acutely insightful and wise |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | perspicacious, clear-eyed, clear-sighted | mentally acute or penetratingly discerning |
| Sounds | perspahkey'shahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | Acutely insightful and wise. | |
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| Example | "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument" | |
| Synonyms | sagacious, sapient | |
| Broader | wise | Having or prompted by wisdom / wisdom / wisdom or discernment |
| Spanish | perspicaz, sagaz | |
| Nouns | perspicacity, perspicaciousness | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) |
| Meaning | mentally acute or penetratingly discerning. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument" | |
| Synonyms | clear-eyed, clear-sighted | |
| Broader | discerning | Having or revealing keen insight and good judgment |
| Spanish | clarividente, perceptivo, perspicaz | |
| Nouns | perspicaciousness | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) |
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