perceptively.

With an ability to notice and understand important details or implications.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• observe perceptively
• write perceptively
• perceptively identify

On the page

The review perceptively identifies the tenderness behind the narrator's mockery.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Invariable adverb. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, interpretation, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.