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say it: pur-SEP-tiv
perceptive is an adjective meaning "of or relating to perception". It carries 2 recorded senses.
of or relating to perception
“perceptive faculties”
having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment
“a perceptive eye”
“a perceptive observation”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for perceptive come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.