perceptive
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Simers tended to probe and kid and seek to stir up things, but Anderson also recognized that he could be highly accurate, perceptive and even fun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
But while Amanda's game plan slipped under the radar, the traitors have shared their suspicions that Fiona may be the secret traitor and "pretending to be a bit less perceptive than she actually is".
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
Her essential judgments on persons and events, as quoted, make her look wise and perceptive, which is her general reputation, but she was also indiscreet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Unburdened by the contemporary setting that sometimes trips up a filmmaker’s boldest ideas, Mona Fastvold’s “The Testament of Ann Lee” is perhaps the year’s most extraordinarily perceptive film.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2025
“That’s very perceptive of you, child. What is your name?”
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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