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"perceptive" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often insightful (10 letters).
Definitions
having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment
Word origin
From Latin perceptīvus.
Used in a sentence
“He is so perceptive when it comes to other people's feelings.”
“Then why not subdivide the reflectives and perceptives into distinct organs having special relations to external objects, as well as divide the intellect into a reflective and a perceptive portion?”
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01“Insightful”10 letters
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