Definition of Perceptive
very aware and sensitive to events around them
Examples of Perceptive in a sentence
As the experienced shoplifter swiped a necklace from the open case in the jewelry store, the perceptive owner of the store realized what he did. 🔊
It takes a perceptive person to become a detective so that he or she will spot every detail of the crime scene. 🔊
Her perceptive approach to baking the prize-winning cake included a careful and lengthy list of steps to do. 🔊
Being in enemy territory, the perceptive soldier must quietly crawl through the area looking for any sign of the enemy. 🔊
The perceptive child spotted the danger in stepping down off the wet stair so he held tightly to the rail. 🔊
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