perceptively
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5.8
- adverb
- /pərˈsɛptɪvli/
:
perceptivamente
- His perceptively written article highlighted the complexities of the social issue.
- perceptively noted
- perceptively observed
- perceptively remarked
Examples
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Richard Crossman, a Labour member of the British Parliament, perceptively grasped the significance of this pioneer metaphor.
Academic text (2004) -
The reviewer perceptively pointed out the flaws in the argument during the discussion.
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No matter what business you're in, to excel at customer service you must learn how to listen perceptively.
Blog text (23) -
Jantsch offers a few suggestions that can help hone the ability to listen perceptively.
Blog text (23) -
Writer Ralph Ellison perceptively saw this dynamic working in the minstrel theater.
Academic text (2014) -
Francis Chan perceptively says, "Both worry and stress reek of arrogance."
Blog text (21) -
Whatever the validity of his claim, Starkie perceptively realized the special importance of children as mediators in cross-cultural education.
Academic text (1999) -
Yet again we see how Updike has very perceptively drawn out the inherent ambiguity and openness of the fable.
Academic text (2001) -
In her essay on "Lewis Carroll" (1939), Virginia Woolf perceptively noted that the Alice books are not books for children but rather books in which we become children.
Academic text (2016) -
Mayako Murai has unpacked the meanings of the mirror in "Flesh and the Mirror," perceptively noting Carter's use of the looking glass to frame her experience as both subject and object, self and other, dreamer and dreamed.
Academic text (2016)
Synonyms
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5.8
In a very careful way that notices small details
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6.5
In a clever, careful way that shows good sense
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4.8
In a way that shows deep understanding of a subject or situation
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8.0
In a way that shows deep understanding and finds hidden meaning
1
8.9
Acting wisely and carefully to make good decisions
In a way that shows clear and deep understanding
In a way that shows good judgment when choosing people or things
In a way that shows deep, clear understanding of something
In a wise way that shows good judgment
How Perceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
perceptively = perceptive (transparent) = perceive + ive + ly
A standard adverbial formation: the adjective 'perceptive' + '-ly' produces an adverb meaning 'in a perceptive manner'.
Etymology
The word perceptively comes from the Latin parts per- 'through' and capere 'to take', so to perceive is like 'taking in' something with your mind. That's why perceptively means noticing or understanding things quickly and clearly.