perspicacious

Definition

Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive.

Etymology

First attested 1548, from Late Latin perspicācitās (“discernment”), from Latin perspicax (“sharp-sighted”), from perspiciō (“look through”), from per- (“through”) + speciō (“look at”). See also perspective.

Example Sentences

• "As a gay prisoner my incarceration has given me a perspicacious view of our judicial system."

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