Adjective
- 1. perceptive
- usage: of or relating to perception; "perceptive faculties"
- 2. perceptive (vs. unperceptive), acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp, apprehensive, discerning, apperceptive, insightful, observant, observing, quick-sighted, sharp-sighted, sharp-eyed, subtle, understanding
- usage: having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
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