2. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen.
— Per`spi*ca"cious*ly, adv.
— Per`spi*ca"cious*ness, n.
PERSPICACITY
Per`spi*cac"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. perspicacitas: cf. F. perspicacité.
See Perspicacious.]
Defn: The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of intelligence; acute discernment. Sir T. Browne.
PERSPICACY
Per"spi*ca*cy, n.
Defn: Perspicacity. [Obs.]
PERSPICIENCE Per*spi"cience, n. Etym: [L. perspicientia, fr. perspiciens, p.p. of perspicere. See Perspective.]
Defn: The act of looking sharply. [Obs.] Bailey.
PERSPICIL Per"spi*cil, n. Etym: [LL. perspicilla, fr. L. perspicere to look through.]
Defn: An optical glass; a telescope. [Obs.] Crashaw.
PERSPICUITY
Per`spi*cu"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. perspicuitas: cf. F. perspicuité.]