perceptively C1 Topic:Describing Qualities Freq #283840 Meanings 1 adv In a way that shows quick and accurate understanding. The critic perceptively pointed out the film's hidden message. Etymology AI details From perceptive + -ly. *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # perceptively **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **Frequency rank:** 283840 ## Meanings 1. In a way that shows quick and accurate understanding. ## Examples - The critic perceptively pointed out the film's hidden message. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *keh₂p- ## Etymology From perceptive + -ly. ## AI Etymology Perceptively is from perceptive + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means in a way that shows quick and accurate understanding. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown