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penetrative |
Overview of adj penetrative The adj penetrative has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, 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") 2. penetrative, 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") Antonyms of adj penetrative 2 senses of penetrative Sense 1 acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp INDIRECT (VIA perceptive) -> unperceptive, unperceiving Sense 2 penetrative, penetrating INDIRECT (VIA sharp) -> dull Similarity of adj penetrative 2 senses of penetrative Sense 1 acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp => perceptive (vs. unperceptive) Sense 2 penetrative, penetrating => sharp (vs. dull) Attributes of adj penetrative Familiarity of adj penetrative penetrative used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj penetrative penetrative Overview of adj penetrative The adj penetrative has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, 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") 2. penetrative, 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")
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