Dictionary Check: receptive

"receptive" is a valid word!

Scrabble 16 points
Words with Friends 19 points

Definition

adjective

open to arguments, ideas, or change

Example: "receptive to reason and the logic of facts"
adjective

ready or willing to receive favorably

Example: "receptive to the proposals"
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adjective

of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system

Example: "sensory neurons"
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adjective

able to absorb liquid (not repellent)

Example: "the paper is ink-receptive"

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