He [Whistler] had been agitated by the strangely impercipient criticisms of his work in the London and Parisian press (Harper's).
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per|cip´i|ent|ly — per|cip|i|ent «puhr SIHP ee uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that perceives or is capable of perceiving; conscious. 2. having keen perception; discerning. –n. a person or thing that perceives. ╂[< Latin percipiēns, entis, present participle of … Useful english dictionary
per|cip|i|ent — «puhr SIHP ee uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that perceives or is capable of perceiving; conscious. 2. having keen perception; discerning. –n. a person or thing that perceives. ╂[< Latin percipiēns, entis, present participle of percipere… … Useful english dictionary
per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… … English syllables
cip — ac·cip·i·ter; ac·cip·i·tral; ac·cip·i·tres; ac·cip·i·trid; an·cip·i·tal; ba·lae·ni·cip·i·tes; bi·cip·i·tal; brevi·cip·i·tid; cal·cip·e·tal; cip·pus; con·cip·i·ent; cor·ti·cip·e·tal; dis·cip·u·lar; ex·cip·u·la·ce·ae; ex·cip·u·li·form;… … English syllables
ent — ent; ent·amebiasis; ent·amoeba; ent·op·tic; ent·otic; ent·wick·lungs·ro·man; esu·ri·ent; ex·pe·di·ent·ist; ex·pe·di·ent·ly; ex·plod·ent; flu·ent·ly; flu·ent·ness; fo·di·ent; god·par·ent·hood; gra·di·ent·er; grand·par·ent; grand·par·ent·hood;… … English syllables
percipient — per•cip•i•ent [[t]pərˈsɪp i ənt[/t]] adj. 1) perceiving or capable of perceiving 2) having or showing perception; discerning 3) one that perceives • Etymology: 1655–65; < L percipient (s. of percipiēns), prp. of percipere to take in; see… … From formal English to slang
percipient — per·cip·i·ent (pər sipґe ənt) 1. pertaining to perception. 2. an individual who perceives or is capable of perception … Medical dictionary
percipient — per|cip|i|ent [pəˈsıpiənt US pər ] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of percipere; PERCEIVE] quick to notice and understand things = ↑perceptive >percipience n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
percipient — per|cip|i|ent [ pər sıpiənt ] adjective VERY FORMAL able to notice or understand things quickly and easily: PERCEPTIVE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
percipient — per·cip·i·ent … English syllables
