/ pəˈseptɪv; NAmE pərˈs-/ adjective
1.
( approving ) having or showing the ability to see or understand things quickly, especially things that are not obvious :
a highly perceptive comment
It was very perceptive of you to notice that.
2.
connected with seeing, hearing and understanding :
our innate perceptive abilities
► per·cep·tive·ly adverb
► per·cep·tive·ness noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin perceptivus , from percept- received, understood, from the verb percipere seize, understand, from per- entirely + capere take.