perspicacious (adj.)

  1. acutely insightful and wise; much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument; observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions; a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators

    [ Syn: sagacious , sapient ]

  2. mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow; chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership; much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument

    [ Syn: clear-eyed , clear-sighted ]

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