How to Pronounce "perspicacious"
word
pɝspəˈkeɪʃəs
pur-spuh-KAY-shuhs
pəspɪkˈeɪʃəs
puh-spi-KAY-shuhs
Definition
Someone who is perspicacious is very good at noticing, understanding, and judging things quickly and accurately.
IPA Transcription
American English
pɝspəˈkeɪʃəs
British English
pəspɪkˈeɪʃəs
Simplified Pronunciation
US
pur-spuh-KAY-shuhs
UK
puh-spi-KAY-shuhs
Listen in Context
The perspicacious student understood the lesson quickly.
Her perspicacious comments helped solve the problem.
A perspicacious judge can see the truth in a case.
You’d need to be pretty perspicacious to notice those hidden clues.