Perceptive - A sensitive understanding or insight. Able to see things clearly for what they are
(Pronounced per-sep-tiv)
REMEMBER MEANING OF PERCEPTIVE
To remember the definition of the word perceptive, use the following mnemonic:
The purse was accepted (perceptive) because she had a clear understanding of everything.
Examples of perceptive in a sentence
It was amazing how someone could be so perceptive at one moment and clueless the next.
You're very perceptive, Effie.
As the experienced shoplifter swiped a necklace from the open case in the jewellery store, the perceptive owner of the store realised what he did.
