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 | ||