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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

鋭い

Pronunciation / Transliteration: surudoi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Perceptive/pərˈsɛp.tɪv/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女の状況把握は非常に鋭かった。"

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1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having or showing a sensitive and keen insight.

    "Her perceptive analysis of the situation solved the problem quickly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'percipere' meaning 'to perceive, seize, or understand', passing through Middle French 'perceptif'. It entered the English language in the early 17th century, shifting from a physical capacity of sensing to a higher cognitive ability of insightful observation and acute mental grasp.

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