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receptive

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receptive in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
    "sensory neurons"
    centripetal  receptive  sensory 
  2. ready or willing to receive favorably
    "receptive to the proposals"
    receptive  open 
  3. able to absorb liquid (not repellent)
    "the paper is ink-receptive"
    receptive 
  4. open to arguments, ideas, or change
    "receptive to reason and the logic of facts"
    receptive 
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