His judgment was more perceptual than analytical, based on gut feelings.

perceptual 是形容词，由名词 perception（感知）加上形容词后缀 -al 构成。perception 来自动词 perceive（感知、察觉），perceptual 意思是"感知的、凭感觉的"，指基于感官直觉而非理性分析的判断方式。