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perspicacity Definition


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perspicacious
adj
    1. Shrewd; astute; perceptive or discerning.
      Thesaurus: shrewd, sharp, perceptive, astute, sagacious, keen, acute, clear-sighted, clever; Antonym: obtuse.
Derivative: perspicaciously
adverb
    Derivative: perspicacity
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin perspicax.



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