Penetrative

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Tending to penetrate; penetrant.
  • adj. Displaying keen insight; acute.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of, pertaining to, or involving penetration
  • adj. Having the ability to penetrate
  • adj. Displaying insight or discrimination; acute
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Tending to penetrate; of a penetrating quality; piercing.
  • adj. Having the power to affect or impress the mind or heart; impressive.
  • adj. Acute; discerning; sagacious.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Penetrating; piercing; keen; subtle; permeating.
  • Acute; discerning; sagacious.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing
  • adj. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  • Equivalent
    sharp    perceptive   
    Cross Reference
    sharp    piercing    subtle   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    piercing    impressive    acute    discerning    sagacious   
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