Hypertext Webster Gateway: "perceptive"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perceptive \Per*cep"tive\, a. [Cf. F. perceptif.]
Of or pertaining to the act or power of perceiving; having
the faculty or power of perceiving; used in perception. ``His
perceptive and reflective faculties.'' --Motley.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
perceptive
adj 1: of or relating to perception; "perceptive faculties"
2: having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in
discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive
observation" [ant: {unperceptive}]
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