per ‧ cep ‧ tive /pəˈseptɪv $ pər-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ perception , ↑ perceptiveness ; adverb : ↑ perceptibly ≠ ↑ imperceptibly , ↑ perceptively ; adjective : ↑ perceptible ≠ ↑ imperceptible , ↑ perceptive ; verb : ↑ perceive ]
someone who is perceptive notices things quickly and understands situations, people’s feelings etc well – used to show approval:
a perceptive young man
highly perceptive comments
You’re right. That’s very perceptive of you.
—perceptively adverb
—perceptiveness noun [uncountable]