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perceptive

[ per-sep-tiv ]
/ pərˈsɛp tɪv /
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adjective
having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
having the power or faculty of perceiving.
of, relating to, or showing perception.
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Origin of perceptive

1650–60; <Latin percept(us) (see percept) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM perceptive

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH perceptive

perceptible, perceptive
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British Dictionary definitions for perceptive

perceptive
/ (pəˈsɛptɪv) /

adjective
quick at perceiving; observant
perceptual
able to perceive

Derived forms of perceptive

perceptively, adverbperceptiveness or perceptivity, noun
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