Meaning & use
perceptive
Quick to notice or understand things that are not obvious, showing keen insight or awareness.
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Her perceptive comment revealed a detail everyone else in the meeting had missed.
The perceptive detective noticed the smudged fingerprint no one else had spotted.
A note on using this word
Perceptive describes someone who notices subtle details or meanings, going beyond simply being 'smart' or 'intelligent'.
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