acute (s)
discriminating (s)
incisive (s)
keen (s)
knifelike (s)
penetrating (s)
penetrative (s)
piercing (s)
sharp (s)

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type s
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def having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
examples an acute observer of politics and politicians
incisive comments
icy knifelike reasoning
as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
penetrating insight
frequent penetrative observations
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Similar to perceptive
Derivationally related form sharp → sharpness
Derivationally related form penetrative → penetrate
Derivationally related form keen → keenness
Derivationally related form incisive → incisiveness
Derivationally related form acute → acuteness
Incoming links
Similar to perceptive
Derived from adjective incisively → incisive
Derived from adjective keenly → keen
Derived from adjective penetratively → penetrative
Derived from adjective penetratingly → penetrating
Derived from adjective acutely → acute
Derivationally related form incisiveness → incisive
Derivationally related form keenness → keen
Derivationally related form sharpness → sharp
Derivationally related form acuteness → acute
Derivationally related form penetrate → penetrative

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