Meanings
adverbperspicaciously (comparative more perspicaciously, superlative most perspicaciously)
comparative more perspicaciously · superlative most perspicaciously
- With the power of seeing or understanding clearly; quick-sightedly; with sharp of sight.
- figurativelyWith acute discernment; keenly; with mental perception.
Origin
- Englishperspicacious
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishperspicaciously
From perspicacious + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan perspicaçment
- perspicaçmentwith sharp of sight
Chinese Mandarin 颖悟
- 颖悟 (yingwu)with sharp of sight
French perspicacement
- perspicacementwith sharp of sight
German scharfsinnig
- scharfsinnigwith sharp of sight
Italian perspicacemente
- perspicacementewith sharp of sight
Japanese 明敏に
- 明敏に (meibin ni)with sharp of sight
Korean 이해가 빠르게
- 이해가 빠르게 (ihaega ppareuge)with sharp of sight
Latin perspicaciter
- perspicaciterwith sharp of sight
Portuguese perspicazmente
- perspicazmentewith sharp of sight
Spanish perspicazmente
- perspicazmentewith sharp of sight
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APA
perspicaciously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perspicaciously
MLA
“perspicaciously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perspicaciously. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perspicaciously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perspicaciously.
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