Tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing
Having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading; sharp; subtile; penetrative;
Adjective S.
tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor"
Adjective S.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent pene
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Penetrate
a.
Having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading;
sharp; subtile; penetrative; as, a penetrating odor.
a.
Acute; discerning; sagacious; quick to discover; as, a
penetrating mind.
Penetrating
Having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading; sharp; subtile; penetrative;
Usage Examples
Is it not by love alone that we succeed in penetrating to the very essence of being?
We worked to develop our own operations to advance U.S. counterterrorism objectives by penetrating terrorist safe havens and collecting intelligence that would inform policy and enable our own operations.
If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.
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Other Usage ExamplesLove is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.
It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears, it seems, are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men.
It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid.