Word meaning
perspicacious
adjective · pur-spih-KAY-shus
What does perspicacious mean?
Perspicacious means having a ready insight into and understanding of things.
Perspicacious in a sentence
“A perspicacious editor caught the plot hole immediately.”
Synonyms for perspicacious
- perceptive
- shrewd
- astute
Where does perspicacious come from?
From Latin perspicere, "to look through."
How to remember perspicacious
- Say it out loud a few times: pur-spih-KAY-shus.
- Write one sentence of your own using perspicacious, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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