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Animadversive

Animadversive \An`i*mad*ver"sive\, a. Having the power of perceiving; percipient. [Archaic]
--Glanvill.

I do not mean there is a certain number of ideas glaring and shining to the animadversive faculty.
--Coleridge.

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animadversive

a. 1 (context archaic English) Having the ability to perceive; percipient. 2 critical or characterized by disapproval.