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Etymology
Etymology tree English perceptive Middle English -ly English -ly English perceptively From perceptive + -ly.
Meanings
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In a perceptive manner.
She performed appallingly on standard neurological tests, which are, as Sacks perceptively notes, specifically designed to deconstruct the whole person into a stack of 'abilities'.
1997, Guy Claxton, Hare brain, tortoise mind: why intelligence increases when you think less:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most perceptively | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more perceptively | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |