perspicacious UK /ˌpɜː.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/US /ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/ adjective2 •Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive.As a gay prisoner my incarceration has given me a perspicacious view of our judicial system. — 1982 •(no longer used) Able to physically see clearly; quick-sighted; sharp-sighted. formsmore perspicacious · most perspicacious