Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perspicaciously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-spi-ca-cious-ly
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With the power of seeing or understanding clearly; quick-sightedly; with sharp of sight.

adv

With acute discernment; keenly; with mental perception.

Etymology

Etymology tree English perspicacious Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English perspicaciously From perspicacious + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more perspicaciously (comparative) most perspicaciously (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

conspicuous perspective perspicacious perspicaciousness perspicacity perspicuity perspicuous perspicuously

Questions

What does perspicaciously mean?: With the power of seeing or understanding clearly; quick-sightedly; with sharp of sight.
Where does perspicaciously come from?: Etymology tree English perspicacious Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English perspicaciously From perspicacious + -ly.

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