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Word: discerning

Definition: mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive


Sentences Containing 'discerning'

Elizabeth, who had expected to find in her as acute and unembarrassed an observer as ever Mr. Darcy had been, was much relieved by discerning such different feelings.

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