[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

perspicacious \per`spica"cious\ p~er`spi^k=a"shu^s,
   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.
      1913 webster

   2. fig.: of acute discernment; keen.
      1913 webster -- per`spica"ciously, adv. --
      per`spica"ciousness, n.
      1913 webster
see also:
perspective per`spica"ciously per`spica"ciousness 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
sagacious sapient clear-eyed clear-sighted 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

48 moby thesaurus words for "perspicacious":
   acute, all-knowing, apperceptive, appercipient, apprehending,
   apprehensive, argute, astute, aware, cagey, cogent, cognizant,
   comprehending, conscious, discerning, farseeing, farsighted,
   foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughted, forethoughtful, heady,
   incisive, insightful, intelligent, judicious, knowing,
   knowledgeable, longheaded, longsighted, mindful, omniscient,
   penetrating, perceptive, percipient, perspicuous, piercing,
   prehensile, provident, sagacious, savvy, sensible, sharp-sighted,
   sharp-witted, shrewd, trenchant, understanding, wise

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