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per·spi·ca·cious
(pûr′spĭ-kā′shəs)adj.
Having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted. See Synonyms at shrewd.
[From Latin perspicāx, perspicāc-, from perspicere, to look through; see perspective.]
per′spi·ca′cious·ly adv.
per′spi·ca′cious·ness n.
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| Noun | 1. |  perspicaciousness - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience knowingness - shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge street smarts - a shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment |
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