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Synonyms for perceptively


Grammar : Adv
Spell : per-sep-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : pərˈsɛp tɪv

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Définition of perceptively

Origin :
  • 1650s, from Latin percept-, past participle stem of percipere (see perceive) + -ive. In reference to intelligence from 1860. From mid-15c. as the name of a type of optical instrument. Related: Perceptively; perceptiveness.
  • As in sympathetically : adv sensitively
Example sentences :
  • Perceptively I shudder in the awful remembrance of their occasion, and the day may come when they will be needed once more.
  • Extract from : « Walls of Acid » by Henry Hasse
  • I stopped long enough to check the Bonanza .375 both visually and perceptively and then loaded it full.
  • Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
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