sɛnˈtɹɪpətəl ɹɪˈsɛptɪv ɹəˈsɛptɪv ˈsɛn.sə.ɹi able to absorb liquid (not repellent) the paper is ink-receptive of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system sensory neurons open to arguments, ideas, or change receptive to reason and the logic of facts ready or willing to receive favorably receptive to the proposals