deep-searchingadj.
/ˈdiːpˈsəːtʃɪŋ/ That searches or penetrates deeply.
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the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > [adjective]
curiousa1592
deep-searching1598
scrutinous1599
minutea1697
scrutinizing1782
dissective1860
vivisectivea1876
scrutinant1876
vivisecting1876
dissecting1891
scrutatory1893
1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie i. i. sig. B7v O for some deepe-searching Corycean.
a1643 W. Cartwright Ordinary (1651) ii. iii. 27 He's nois'd about for a deep searching head.
1845 M. Fuller Woman in 19th Cent. 9 The only sermons of a pervasive and deep-searching influence.
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- cocoa colour
- cocoa essence
- cocoa extract
- cocoa farmer
- cocoa fat
- cocoa fruit
- cocoa house
- cocoa inn
- cocoa liquor
- cocoa mass
- cocoa nib
- cocoa nut
- cocoa paste
- cocoa plantation
- cocoa pod
- cocoa powder
- cocoa press
- cocoa quaker
- cocoa room
- cocoa solids
- cocoa sweetmeat
- cocoa tavern
- cocoa tea
- cocoa trade
- cocoa tree