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penetrating definition

pen·etrat·ing (pen′i trāt′iŋ)

adjective

  1. that can penetrate a penetrating oil
  2. sharp; piercing a penetrating sound or smell
  3. keen or acute; discerning a penetrating mind
Also penetrative pen′·etra′·tive (-trāt′iv)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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