penetrative
[pen-i-trey-tiv]
adjective
tending to penetrate; piercing.
acute; keen.
Origin of penetrative
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Contemporary Examples of penetrative
He has a voice not dissimilar in timbre and penetrative ability to the incredibly annoying comedian Stephen Merchant.
Historical Examples of penetrative
A penetrative word or a heroic gesture might lose them the day.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3)John Morley
The pleading was crafty, and it was penetrative in the avoidance of stress.
The Amazing Marriage, CompleteGeorge Meredith
She had at this another, but a sharper, of her penetrative pauses.
The Shadow of LifeAnne Douglas Sedgwick
Hence the afterthought of the decorative but penetrative ironwork.
The Old Inns of Old England, Volume I (of 2)Charles G. Harper
As a critic he was penetrative, comprehensive, and impartial.
A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and NationsJoseph Mazzini Wheeler