penetrative

Speech parts

1. penetrative - Adjective

2. penetrative - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Tending to penetrate; of a penetrating quality; piercing; as, the penetrative sun.

Having the power to affect or impress the mind or heart; impressive; as, penetrative shame.

Acute; discerning; sagacious; as, penetrative wisdom.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sharp acute keen penetrating piercing discriminating incisive knifelike gnostic deep sensitive quick cutting intelligent profound

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Antonyms

frank normal flat dense blind shallow

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Phrases with the word

non-penetrative sex penetrative understanding mutually penetrative

Examples

Having discovered the existence of a new kind of rays, I of course began to investigate what they would do. ... It soon appeared from tests that the rays had penetrative power to a degree hitherto unknown. Wilhelm Röntgen

I worked with Ismail Merchant on 'The Mystic Masseur,' I did 'Sakina's Restaurant,' I've done plays, I've been on Broadway, I've done movies, I've done TV... but nothing has had the pop culture penetrative impact as 'The Daily Show' has. It's the nature of the beast. Aasif Mandvi

an acute observer of politics and politicians Source: Internet

incisive comments Source: Internet

icy knifelike reasoning Source: Internet

as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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