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.

Origin of perceptive

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

OTHER WORDS FROM perceptive

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH perceptive

perceptible perceptive

Words nearby perceptive

percenter, percentile, percept, perceptible, perception, perceptive, perceptual, perceptual defence, perceptual mapping, perceval, perch

Words related to perceptively

warmly, kindly, affectionately, appreciatively, cordially, heartily, benevolently, compatibly, emotionally, harmoniously, humanely, responsively, understandingly

Example sentences from the Web for perceptively

  • I stopped long enough to check the Bonanza .375 both visually and perceptively and then loaded it full.

    Highways in Hiding |George Oliver Smith

  • Perceptively I shudder in the awful remembrance of their occasion, and the day may come when they will be needed once more.

    Walls of Acid |Henry Hasse

British Dictionary definitions for perceptively

perceptive
/ (pəˈsɛptɪv) /

adjective

quick at perceiving; observant
perceptual
able to perceive

Derived forms of perceptive

perceptively, adverb perceptiveness or perceptivity, noun

Medical definitions for perceptively

perceptive
[ pər-sĕp′tĭv ]

adj.

Of or relating to perception.
Having the ability to perceive.
Keenly discerning.

Other words from perceptive

per′cep•tiv′i•ty (pûr′sĕp-tĭv′ĭ-tē) n.