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Adjective: perceptive  pu(r)'sep-tiv
  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"

See also: acute, apperceptive, apprehensive, discerning, discriminating, incisive, insightful, keen, knifelike, observant, observing, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, quick-sighted, sharp, sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted, subtle, understanding

Antonym: unperceiving

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