Category:Penetrative

Pen"e*tra*tive, a. Etym: [cf. F. pénétratif.]

1. Tending to penetrate; of a penetrating quality; piercing; as, the Penetrative sun. His look became keen and penetrative. Hawthorne.

2. Having the power to affect or impress the mind or heart; Impressive; as, penetrative shame. Shak.

3. Acute; discerning; sagacious; as, penetrative wisdom. "the Penetrative eye." Wordsworth. Led on by skill of penetrative soul. Grainger.