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   Per·spi·ca·cious

   /ˌpərspəˈkāSHəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having a ready insight into and understanding of things: "it offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin perspicax, perspicac- ‘seeing clearly’ + -acious.

   Derivatives

   • 1. perspicaciously adverb
   • 2. perspicaciousness noun

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