English-Thai Dictionary

perspicacious

ADJ สาย ตาแหลม  ปัญญา เฉียบแหลม  insightful intuitive stupid dull sai-ta-lam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERSPICACIOUS

a.[L. perspicax, from perspicio.] 1. Quick sighted; sharp of sight.
2. Of acute discernment.

 

PERSPICACIOUSNESS

n.Acuteness of sight.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERSPICACIOUS

Per `spi *ca "cious, a. Etym: [L. perspicax, -acis, fr. perspicere to look through: cf. F. perspicace. See Perspective. ]

 

1. Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight.

 

2. Fig. : Of acute discernment; keen. -- Per `spi *ca "cious *ly, adv. -- Per `spi *ca "cious *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

perspicacious

per spi ca cious |ˌpərspiˈkāSHəs ˈˌpərspəˈkeɪʃəs | ▶adjective having a ready insight into and understanding of things: it offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter. DERIVATIVES per spi ca cious ly adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin perspicax, perspicac- ‘seeing clearly ’ + -acious .

 

Oxford Dictionary

perspicacious

perspicacious |ˌpəːspɪˈkeɪʃəs | ▶adjective having a ready insight into and understanding of things: it offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter. DERIVATIVES perspicaciously adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin perspicax, perspicac- ‘seeing clearly ’ + -acious .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

perspicacious

perspicacious adjective his perspicacious advisers recommended caution: discerning, shrewd, perceptive, astute, penetrating, observant, percipient, sharp-witted, sharp, smart, alert, clear-sighted, farsighted, acute, clever, canny, intelligent, insightful, wise, sage, sensitive, intuitive, understanding, aware, discriminating; informal on the ball, heads-up, with it. ANTONYMS stupid. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See keen . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

perspicacious

perspicacious adjective his more perspicacious advisers recommended caution. See shrewd.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

perspicacious

per spi ca cious /pə̀ː r spɪkéɪʃəs /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠洞察力 [判断力 ]のある (discerning ), 明敏な .～ly 副詞