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Webster 1913 Edition


perceptive

per-cep′tive

(pẽr-sĕp′tĭv)
,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
perceptif
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to the act or power of perceiving; having the faculty or power of perceiving; used in perception.
“His perceptive and reflective faculties.”
Motley.

Webster 1828 Edition


Perceptive

PERCEP'TIVE

,
Adj.
Having the faculty of perceiving.

Definition 2024


perceptive

perceptive

English

Adjective

perceptive (comparative more perceptive, superlative most perceptive)

  1. having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
    He is so perceptive when it comes to other people's feelings.

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French

Adjective

perceptive

  1. feminine singular of perceptif