Word of the Day

perspicacious

\ pur-spi-KEY-shuhs \  , adjective;
1.Having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning.
2.Archaic . Having keen vision.

Quotes:
You are perspicacious , know the ways of the world,and are more tactful than most men of your age.-- Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo


More perspicacious neighbors, the Paulsens amongthem, suspected that Joey also enjoyed being the smartest person in the house.-- Jonathan Franzen, Freedom


Use in a sentence:
Women in general are more perspicacious than men.  (LOL)


Origin:
Perspicacious is derived from the Late Latin word perspicācitās meaning "sharpness of sight."

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