adjective
- having keen insight or understanding; perceptive
Usage: formal
noun
- a person who perceives or is capable of perceiving
Usage: formal; psychology
Examples
- The percipient critic noticed subtle themes that others missed.
- Her percipient analysis of the situation impressed the board.
- Only the most percipient students grasped the professor’s complex argument.
- The witness was a reliable percipient of the events.
- As a percipient observer, she could detect changes in mood instantly.
- The percipient journalist uncovered the story behind the headlines.