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perspicacious
per·spi·ca·cious [ pùrspi káyshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
perceptive: penetratingly discerning or perceptive
[Early 17th century. < Latin perspicac-< perspicere (see perspective)]

per·spi·ca·cious·ly adverb
per·spi·ca·cious·ness noun
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