Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to perception.
- adjective Having the ability to perceive; keen in discernment.
- adjective Marked by discernment and understanding; sensitive.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the act or power of perceiving; having the faculty of perceiving; consisting in perception.
- The perceptive faculties.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the act or power of perceiving; having the faculty or power of perceiving; used in perception.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective having or showing
keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to perception
- adjective having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment
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Examples
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The first of these movements are the reflex movements, then are developed those combinations of movements which we called perceptive or suspensive actions in keeping with perceptions.
A Psychiatric Milestone Bloomingdale Hospital Centenary, 1821-1921 Various
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Likewise less than perceptive is his harping on the “permanent campaign” that the Bush Administration supposedly waged to the detriment of “openness and forthrightness”.
Iraq 2010
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Likewise less than perceptive is his harping on the “permanent campaign” that the Bush Administration supposedly waged to the detriment of “openness and forthrightness”.
Feith vs. McClellan 2008
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Likewise less than perceptive is his harping on the “permanent campaign” that the Bush Administration supposedly waged to the detriment of “openness and forthrightness”.
Stromata Blog: 2008
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'perceptive' is the correct spelling FYI viejomalogato
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'perceptive' is the correct spelling FYI viejomalogato
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'perceptive' is the correct spelling FYI viejomalogato
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'perceptive' is the correct spelling FYI viejomalogato
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'perceptive' is the correct spelling FYI viejomalogato
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'perceptive' is the correct spelling FYI viejomalogato
oroboros commented on the word perceptive
PERcepTive
May 11, 2008