observant
adjective
quick to notice or perceive; alert.
observantly
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a word derived from
observant.
Example Sentences
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“Follow your bliss” is a popular catchphrase, but Brodeur shows how much work and humility it takes to keep moving toward joy — doggedly, consistently, observantly.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2019
As a girlfriend once observantly pointed out, I have never, ever, reflexively referred to myself as “half-white”, a linguistic construction that is itself active, rather than just is.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 14, 2018
She writes observantly about her typically suburban father, a corporate lawyer who eventually became less conventional.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2015
The family was observantly Jewish — Marty played the theme from “Exodus” at the bar mitzvah — and lived on modest means.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2014
Beneath the sign, a pinched-looking woman sits with her hands folded behind a counter, peering observantly over her glasses.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
