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penetrating

adjective

1 penetrating

Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions:
— Penetrating insight.

synonyms: acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrative, piercing, sharp.

Roget 821: feeling etc. v.; sentient; sensuous; sensorial, sensory; emotive, emotional; of feeling, with feeling etc. n.. warm, ... show more

Roget 498: intelligent [Applied to persons], quick of apprehension, keen, acute, alive, brainy, awake, bright, quick, sharp; quick witted, keen witted, clear witted, ... show more

Polish: przenikliwy

2 penetrating

Tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing:
— A cold penetrating wind.
— A penetrating odor.

synonym: penetrative.


Moby thesaurus: Siberian, absorbing, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acute, algid, apperceptive, appercipient, arctic, argute, asperous, astringent, astute ... show more.

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