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[pə'septɪv]1) [person, mind, wit] perspicace, acuto, sottile; [ study] analitico, minuzioso, puntuale; [ comedy] acuto2) psic. percettivo* * *[-tiv]adjective (able to see, understand etc clearly: a very perceptive man.) perspicace* * *perceptive /pəˈsɛptɪv/a.2 acuto; intelligente; oculato; perspicace; sagace: ( sport) a perceptive pass, un passaggio intelligente; a perceptive remark, un'osservazione sagaceperceptiveness, perceptivityn. [u]perceptivelyavv.perspicacemente; sagacemente.* * *[pə'septɪv]1) [person, mind, wit] perspicace, acuto, sottile; [ study] analitico, minuzioso, puntuale; [ comedy] acuto2) psic. percettivo
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