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penetrative |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Penetrative \Pen"e*tra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]n['e]tratif.] 1. Tending to penetrate; of a penetrating quality; piercing; as the penetrative sun. His look became keen and penetrative. --Hawthorne. 2. Having the power to affect or impress the mind or heart; impressive; as penetrative shame. --Shak. 3. Acute; discerning; sagacious; as penetrative wisdom. ``The penetrative eye.'' --Wordsworth. Led on by skill of penetrative soul. --Grainger. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: penetrative adj 1: 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" [syn: {acute}, {discriminating}, {incisive}, {keen}, {knifelike}, {penetrating}, {piercing}, {sharp}] 2: tending to penetrate; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the bark"
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