| English | French |
|---|---|
| perspicacious | perspicace |
| perspicacious | mordant |
| perspicacious | sagace |
| perspicacious | pénétrant |
| English - Wordnet 3.0 | |
|---|---|
ADJECTIVE (2) 1. acutely insightful and wise; - Example: "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument" - Example: "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions" - Example: "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators" [syn: perspicacious, sagacious, sapient] 2. mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; - Example: "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow" - Example: "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership" - Example: "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument" [syn: clear-eyed, clear-sighted, perspicacious] |