penetrative English

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penetrative

— adjective (= penetrating) tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface a cold penetrating wind a penetrating odor

— adjective (= acute, incisive, knifelike, penetrating, sharp) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions an acute observer of politics and politicians incisive comments icy knifelike reasoning as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang penetrating insight frequent penetrative observations

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penetrative English » English

penetrating

piercing

acute

sharp

penetrable

knifelike

keen

incisive

discriminating

translucent

shrill

searching

polytonic

pervasive

permeative

invasive

intruding

encroaching