perspicacious
PERSPICACIOUS
perspicax (clear-sighted): sagax ad aliquid perspiciendum: subtilis (fine; discriminating accurately): acutus (sharp acute): acer (vigorous) [☞ argutus is “over-acute ” drawing too subtle distinctions]. (The words are found in this connection and order.) acutus et perspicax. To be perspicacious in anything perspicacem esse ad aliquid (e.g. ad has res Ter.): a perspicacious understanding ingenium acre or acutum; mens acris: very perspicacious peracutus peracer: to be very perspicacious acutissimo acerrimo esse ingenio; ingenii acumine valere.
perspicax (clear-sighted): sagax ad aliquid perspiciendum: subtilis (fine; discriminating accurately): acutus (sharp acute): acer (vigorous) [☞ argutus is “over-acute ” drawing too subtle distinctions]. (The words are found in this connection and order.) acutus et perspicax. To be perspicacious in anything perspicacem esse ad aliquid (e.g. ad has res Ter.): a perspicacious understanding ingenium acre or acutum; mens acris: very perspicacious peracutus peracer: to be very perspicacious acutissimo acerrimo esse ingenio; ingenii acumine valere.
perspicacious: perspĭcax (sharp-sighted, penetrating): Join: acutus et perspicax, Cic. Off. 1, 28, 100.