December 29, 2026

Perspicacious

adjective

Definition

Having a ready understanding of things. The perspicacious observer sees what others walk past without noticing.

Example Sentence

“She was perspicacious enough to recognise the significance of the small detail everyone else had ignored.”

Etymology

From Latin perspicax (clear-sighted), from perspicere (to see through).

Scrabble Score

P3E1R1S1P3I1C3A1C3I1O1U1S1

PERSPICACIOUS scores 21 points in Scrabble.

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