different between cagey vs perspicacious

cagey

English

Alternative forms

  • cagy

Etymology

Initially US colloquial, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ke?d?i/
  • Rhymes: -e?d?i

Adjective

cagey (comparative cagier, superlative cagiest)

  1. Wary, careful, shrewd.
  2. Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.
    Synonyms: evasive, reticent

Derived terms

  • cagily
  • caginess

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perspicacious

English

Etymology

First attested 1548, from Late Latin perspic?cit?s (discernment), from Latin perspicax (sharp-sighted), from perspici? (look through), from per- (through) + speci? (look at). See also perspective.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??.sp??ke?.??s/
  • (US) enPR: pûr'sp?·k?'sh?s, IPA(key): /?p???.sp??ke?.??s/
  • Rhymes: -e???s
  • Hyphenation: per?spi?ca?cious

Adjective

perspicacious (comparative more perspicacious, superlative most perspicacious)

  1. (figuratively) Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive.
  2. (obsolete) Able to physically see clearly; quick-sighted; sharp-sighted.

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See also

  • clairvoyant
  • conspicuous
  • perspective

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