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• ap´per|cep´tive|ly — ap|per|cep|tive «AP uhr SEHP tihv», adjective. of or having to do with apperception. –ap´per|cep´tive|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• ap|per|cep|tive — «AP uhr SEHP tihv», adjective. of or having to do with apperception. –ap´per|cep´tive|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• im|per|cep|tive — «IHM puhr SEHP tihv», adjective. not perceptive; lacking perception: »About the theatre he is equally unfair, or imperceptive (New Statesman). –im´per|cep´tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• un|per|cep|tive — «UHN puhr SEHP tihv», adjective. lacking or incapable of perception or discrimination: »an unperceptive mind, an unperceptive reader. –un´per|cep´tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• con|tra|cep|tive — «KON truh SEHP tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. of or for contraception. –n. a means or device for preventing conception or pregnancy: »an oral contraceptive …   Useful english dictionary

• in|ter|cep|tive — «IHN tuhr SEHP tihv», adjective. that serves to intercept …   Useful english dictionary

• self-de|cep|tive — «SEHLF dih SEHP tihv», adjective. deceiving oneself …   Useful english dictionary

• de|cep´tive|ness — de|cep|tive «dih SEHP tihv», adjective. 1. deceiving or misleading: »Thirsty travelers on the desert are often fooled by the deceptive appearance of trees and water. He played the piano with deceptive ease. 2. meant to deceive: »deceptive glances …   Useful english dictionary

• de|cep´tive|ly — de|cep|tive «dih SEHP tihv», adjective. 1. deceiving or misleading: »Thirsty travelers on the desert are often fooled by the deceptive appearance of trees and water. He played the piano with deceptive ease. 2. meant to deceive: »deceptive glances …   Useful english dictionary

• de|cep|tive — «dih SEHP tihv», adjective. 1. deceiving or misleading: »Thirsty travelers on the desert are often fooled by the deceptive appearance of trees and water. He played the piano with deceptive ease. 2. meant to deceive: »deceptive glances. The… …   Useful english dictionary

• per|cep´tive|ness — per|cep|tive «puhr SEHP tihv», adjective. 1. having to do with perception. 2. having the power of perceiving; intelligent: »a perceptive reader of poetry, a perceptive audience. SYNONYM(S): discerning. –per|cep´tive|ly, adverb. –per|cep´tive|ness …   Useful english dictionary