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perspicacious

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13 lettersPronunciation /ˌpɜː.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted acceiiopprssuStarts with PEnds with S0 clues
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  1. mentally acute or penetratingly discerning

Word origin

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.

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

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