English adjective: perspicacious | |||
1. | perspicacious acutely insightful and wise | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | sagacious, sapient | ||
Similar | wise | ||
Antonyms | foolish | ||
2. | perspicacious mentally acute or penetratingly discerning | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | clear-eyed, clear-sighted | ||
Similar | discerning | ||
Antonyms | undiscerning | ||