sensory

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
  2. adjective involving or derived from the senses
  3. adjective relating to or concerned in sensation

Etymology

From sense + -ory.

In classic literature

Synonyms

centripetal, receptive

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