per
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Comparative
more perceptive
Superlative
most perceptive
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(of a person) able to quickly and accurately understand or notice things due to keen awareness and insight
- She is very perceptive and notices details others overlook.
- His perceptive observations helped solve the mystery.
- The teacher was perceptive enough to recognize the student's struggles.
- A perceptive person can often predict outcomes based on subtle clues.
- Being perceptive helped her identify opportunities others missed.
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related to the process of understanding through the senses
- The brain's perceptive mechanisms are complex, translating electrical signals into images and sounds.
- The study delved into perceptive processes and how they influence our decision-making.