What does "penetrative" mean?
Penetrative: Having the power to affect or impress the mind or heart; impressive; as, penetrative shame. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Acute; discerning; sagacious; as, penetrative wisdom. "The penetrative eye." Wordsworth. Led on by skill of penetrative soul. Grainger.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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