penetrative
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pen·e·tra·tive

adjective \ˈpe-nə-ˌtrā-tiv\

Definition of PENETRATIVE

1
: tending to penetrate : piercing
2
: acute <penetrative observations>
3
: impressive <a penetrative speaker>

First Known Use of PENETRATIVE

15th century

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