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Meanings of perspicacity in English

Catalan
judici
Spanish
criterio

The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions.

judici
Portuguese
sagacidade
Catalan
perspicàcia

Intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

sagacidade
Usage of perspicacity in English
1
Instinct in women is as strong as the perspicacity of great men.
Honorine
2
No one gifted with the least perspicacity will confound the two operations.
More Hunting Wasps
3
Guy Oscard, with the perspicacity of his sex, gobbled up the bait.
With Edged Tools
4
At that juncture, such a prediction would not have required exceptional perspicacity.
The Guardian
5
He gazed upon her in frank admiration for her audacity and perspicacity.
Kindred of the Dust
6
As I have said before, you're rather lacking at times in perspicacity.
The House of a Thousand Candles
7
Really, Cara, I think I complimented you on your perspicacity too soon!
The Vision of Desire
8
This perspicacity in a man so much in love was a superhuman effort.
The Muse of the Department
9
His respect for Monk's perspicacity had taken a sharp turn downward.
Funeral in Blue
10
Amelia, Bob, I congratulate you on your power and your perspicacity.
Dead ever after
11
Actual conditions do not reveal themselves to perspicacity much less to casual observation.
The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 10
12
Bercow merely basked in the attention and congratulated each MP for their perspicacity.
The Guardian
13
Charles, there are times when you astonish me with your perspicacity.
Ruthless
14
Nan, aghast at the uncanny perspicacity of the man, choked silently.
The Gray Dawn
15
Nor was it the result of foresight, insight, perspicacity, or planning.
Financial Crime and Corruption
16
Much has been told me of the Queen's shrewdness and perspicacity.
Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood
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