penetrating

pen·e·trat·ing  (pn-trtng)

adj.

1. Able or seeming to penetrate: The penetrating odor of garlic soon filled the entire apartment.

2. Keenly perceptive or understanding; acute: The lecture provided penetrating insight into foreign affairs.

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pene·trating·ly adv.

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penetrating [ˈpɛnɪˌtreɪtɪŋ]

adj

tending to or able to penetrate a penetrating mind a penetrating voice

penetratingly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	penetrating - 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 penetrative observations" incisive, keen, penetrative, piercing, knifelike, discriminating, acute, sharp perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
	2.	penetrating - 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" penetrative sharp - having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"

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penetrating

adjective

1. sharp, harsh, piercing, carrying, piping, loud, intrusive, strident, shrill, high-pitched, ear-splitting Her voice was nasal and penetrating.
sharp sweet, dull, mild, blunt

2. pungent, biting, strong, powerful, sharp, heady, pervasive, aromatic a most wonderful penetrating smell and taste

3. piercing, cutting, biting, sharp, freezing, fierce, stinging, frosty, bitterly cold, artic A raw, penetrating wind was blowing in off the plain

4. intelligent, quick, sharp, keen, critical, acute, profound, discriminating, shrewd, discerning, astute, perceptive, incisive, sharp-witted, perspicacious, sagacious a penetrating mind
intelligent stupid, dull, shallow, indifferent, apathetic, obtuse, uncomprehending

5. perceptive, searching, sharp, keen, alert, probing, discerning a penetrating stare
perceptive unperceptive

Translations

penetrating [ˈpenɪtreɪtɪŋ] ADJ [eyes, sound] → penetrante; [mind] → perspicaz

penetrating [ˈpɛnətreɪtɪŋ] adj

[gaze] → pénétrant(e); [mind] → pénétrant(e)

[sound] → perçant(e)

penetrating

adj

(= perceptive) gaze → durchdringend; insight, person → scharfsinnig; question, analysis → treffend; interview → tief gehend; a penetrating mind → ein scharfer Verstand

(= piercing) cold → durchdringend; light → grell; pain → stechend

penetrating [ˈpɛnɪˌtreɪtɪŋ] adj (look, sound) → penetrante; (question) → acuto/a; (person, mind) → perspicace