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- DictionaryPen·e·trat·ing/ˈpenəˌtrādiNG/
adjective
- 1. able to make a way through or into something: "the problem of penetrating damp" Similar pungentpervasivestrongpowerfulsuffocatingstiflingsharpacridacidsourbitingstingingburningsmartingirritatingnauseatingnauseoussicklyoffensiveastringentbitterfetidcloyingheadyaromaticfloweryfragrantliterary:mephiticOpposite mild
- ▪ (of a voice or sound) clearly heard through or above other sounds: "a single penetrating whistle" Similar shrillstridentpiercingcarryingclearly audibleloudstronghighhigh-pitchedpipingear-piercingear-splittingscreechyintrusiveOpposite mellowsoft
- ▪ (of a person's eyes or expression) reflecting an apparent ability to see into the mind of the person being looked at; piercingly intense: "attempting to avoid her penetrating gaze" Similar observantsearchingintentalertshrewdperceptiveprobingpiercingsharpkeen
- ▪ having or showing clear insight: "the students asked some penetrating questions" Similar perceptiveinsightfulkeensharpsharp-wittedquick-wittedintelligentcleversmartincisivepiercingknife-likerazor-edgedtrenchantastuteshrewdsubtlequickreadyclearacutediscriminatingpercipientperspicaciousdiscerningsensitivethoughtfulpenetrativedeepprofoundinformal:whip-smartinquiringsearchingsharpincisiveprobingdeepinquisitiveanalyticin-depthOpposite dull
Derivatives
- 1. penetratingly adverb
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