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penetratingly

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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.
pene·trating·ly adv.
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Adv.1.penetratingly - with ability to see into deeply; "the author treats his subject penetratingly"
penetratively
Translations
penetratingly [ˈpenɪtreɪtɪŋlɪ] ADV → de manera penetrante, con penetración
penetratingly
adv gaze → durchdringend; comment, analyze → scharfsinnig; shine → grell; a penetratingly accurate analysis → eine messerscharfe Analyse; a penetratingly bright light → ein grelles Licht
penetratingly [ˈpɛnɪˌtreɪtɪŋlɪ] adv (look, scream) → in modo penetrante
penetratingly [ˈpɛnɪˌtreɪtɪŋlɪ] adv (look, scream) → in modo penetrante


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Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
Jav gazed at them penetratingly for an instant, then, with a wave of his hand, cried: "Look
Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
He was smiling to himself as he looked up into her virginal face, so innocent, so penetratingly innocent, that its purity seemed always to enter into him, driving out of him all dross and bathing him in some ethereal effulgence that was as cool and soft and velvety as starshine.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
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