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penetrative

[ pen-i-trey-tiv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

pene·trative·ly adverb
pene·trative·ness pen·e·tra·tiv·i·ty [pen-i-tr, uh, -, tiv, -i-tee], noun
un·pene·trative adjective
un·pene·trative·ly adverb

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word penetrātīvus. See penetrate, -ive

He has a voice not dissimilar in timbre and penetrative ability to the incredibly annoying comedian Stephen Merchant.

He saw the royal glance, cold and penetrative, before which all bowed and heads were bared.

Gozzi was gifted with a penetrative and observant mind, strong sense of humour, and a power of brilliant description.

After a series of penetrative flashes, flattering to her intelligence the more startling they were, reflection was exhausted.

They had a curiously penetrative quality, too, which seemed to dispel the repugnant effect of the accident.

Some are able to draw conclusions well from a few premisses, and this shows a penetrative intellect.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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