What is the meaning of perspicacious?

Acutely insightful and wise.
- usage: "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"
- synonyms: sagacious, sapient
Mentally acute or penetratingly discerning.
- usage: "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument"
- synonyms: clear-eyed, clear-sighted

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