December 29, 2026
Perspicacious
adjectiveDefinition
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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