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Perspicacious vs. Perspicuous
Perspicacious
/ˌpɜːspɪˈkeɪʃəs◂/Examples:
Her perspicacious nature allowed her to foresee the market shift.The detective's perspicacious observations solved the mystery.He's so perspicacious that he noticed the error immediately.
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Perspicuous
/pəˈspɪkjʊəs/Examples:
Her explanation was so perspicuous that everyone understood.The instructions were laid out in a perspicuous manner.He has a remarkably perspicuous style of writing.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Perspicacious is about people, perspicuous is about things.
- Remember perspicacious with person, as it relates to someone having good insight.
- Think of perspicuous with clear view, as it describes something easy to understand and clear.
- Perspicacious implies sharpness of perception or insight.
- Use perspicuous for clarity in expression or explanation.
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