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perspicacity

[ UK /pəspɪkˈæsɪti/ ]
NOUN
  1. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
  2. the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

How To Use perspicacity In A Sentence

  • Gradually it dawned on Bob that this man was acting in the capacity of "barker" -- that with quite admirable perspicacity and accuracy, he was engaged in selecting from the countless throngs the few possible purchasers for Lucky Lands. The Rules of the Game
  • Channel 4's overseas buyers have foreseen the audience demand with their usual perspicacity.
  • Now, obviously these observers were simply dupes, and I admire his perspicacity in seeing straight through them.
  • Internet discussion groups at times appear to be founts of perspicacity and wisdom, at other times the ultimate refuge for sociopaths releasing years of pent-up frustration.
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  • It is, moreover, written with an attention to syntax commensurate with the author's historical perspicacity.
  • Your perspicacity in phrasing such a question is a source of wonder to me.
  • When you come out of it (takes just a couple of minutes) all the fire and brimstone and luminous perspicacity is gone. Under the Influence
  • That pearl of perspicacity was merely a lagniappe, an amuse-bouche to prepare our palates for the big revelation, to wit Spielberg's new project ‘aimed at tackling that lack of understanding’.
  • Then," I continued, "perhaps you have found a prince of the church, pale as alabaster, sitting in his red robe, who put together the indicatory evidence of the crime that baffled you with such uncanny acumen that you stood aghast at his perspicacity? The Sleuth of St. James's Square
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