per·cep·tive 
/pɚˈsɛptɪv/ adjective
/pɚˈsɛptɪv/ adjective [more perceptive; most perceptive] : having or showing an ability to understand or notice something easily or quickly
▪ a perceptive analysis/observation/comment ▪ He is a very perceptive young man.
▪ a perceptive analysis/observation/comment ▪ He is a very perceptive young man.
— per·cep·tive·ly adverb
▪ As one critic perceptively observes, the city itself is perhaps the most important character in the novel.
▪ As one critic perceptively observes, the city itself is perhaps the most important character in the novel.
— per·cep·tive·ness noun [noncount]
