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Perspicacious vs Perspicuous

Perspicaciousadjective

mentally acute or penetratingly discerning

Full entry for Perspicacious

Perspicuousadjective

(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable

The difference

Perspicacious describes a person — keenly perceptive. Perspicuous describes writing or speech — clearly expressed. A perspicacious reader; a perspicuous argument.

How to keep them apart

The perspicacious mind sees through things; perspicuous prose is what you can see through.

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