perceptiveadjective
uk/pəˈsep.tɪv/us/pɚˈsep.tɪv/C2 very good at noticing and understanding things that many people do not notice:
Her books are full of perceptive insights into the human condition.
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Intelligence
- acuity
- acumen
- agile
- apt
- artful
- as (if) to the manner born idiom
- brilliance
- gumption
- highbrow
- horse sense
- imaginative
- ingenious
- presence of mind
- profound
- quick-witted
- razor-sharp
- ready
- resource
- resourceful
- scholarly
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Perceptive
perceptively
adverb uk/pəˈsep.tɪv.li/us/pɚˈsep.tɪv.li/
He has spoken perceptively on many subjects.
perceptiveness
noun [ U ] uk/pəˈsep.tɪv.nəs/us/pɚˈsep.tɪv.nəs/