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discerning
adjective
having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
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dɪˈsɜːn.iŋ
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adjective
having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
“a discerning critic”
adjective
able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive
“discerning taste”
adjective
quick to understand
“{'source': 'Nathaniel Hawthorne', 'text': 'a kind and apprehensive friend'}”
adjective
unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
“a discerning editor”
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a discerning critic
a discerning reader
discerning taste
a discerning eye for color
{'source': 'Nathaniel Hawthorne', 'text': 'a kind and apprehensive friend'}
a discerning editor
a discreet silence
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