• (a.) Having the power of perceiving; percipient.
An`i·mad·ver'sive adjective 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. » 
animadversion, animadversive 1. Hostile criticism. 2. A severely critical or censorious remark.