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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesperspicacious
/ˌpɜːrspɪˈkeɪʃəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Having a ready insight into and understanding of things.
"The perspicacious investor anticipated the market crash before anyone else."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Latin perspicax (stem perspicac-), from perspicere 'to look closely at, discern', from per- 'through' + specere 'to look'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "perspicacious" is said worldwide
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perspicace
Transliteration: perspicace
"Sa remarque perspicace a résolu le problème."
scharfsinnig
Transliteration: scharfsinnig
"Ihre scharfsinnige Analyse beeindruckte das Gremium."
perspicace
Transliteration: perspicace
"Il giudice fu perspicace nel cogliere la contraddizione."
perspicaz
Transliteration: perspicaz
"El detective hizo una observación muy perspicaz."
perspicaz
Transliteration: perspicaz
"O aluno perspicaz entendeu o conceito imediatamente."
तेज़-दिमाग़
Transliteration: tez-dimag
"उनकी तेज़-दिमाग़ टिप्पणी ने सभी को चकित कर दिया।"
有洞察力的
Transliteration: yǒu dòngchá lì de
"她犀利的洞察力帮助公司避开了危机。"
통찰력 있는
Transliteration: tongchalryeok inneun
"그의 통찰력 있는 조언이 큰 도움이 되었습니다."
洞察力のある
Transliteration: dōsatsuryoku no aru
"彼女の洞察力のある指摘が状況を救った。"
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