penetratinglyadv.
/ˈpɛnᵻˌtreɪtɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈpɛnəˌtreɪdɪŋli/ In a penetrating manner.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adverb]
sharplyc897
redlyc1275
wellc1450
finely1538
aptly1578
acutely1600
shrewdly1600
penetratingly1670
sagaciously1678
penetratively1697
cutely1762
keenly1824
downily1845
percipiently1924
insightfully1932
sharp-wittedly1934
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [adverb] > penetratingly
piercinglya1425
penetrably1594
penetratingly1885
1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon ii. vii. 332 Even the most penetratingly inquisitive [Fr. les plus curieux] began to grow weary of their suspicion.
1799 M. Geisweiler tr. A. von Kotzebue Poverty & Nobleness of Mind iii. xiv. 125 (stage direct.) Looks penetratingly at Louisa.
1885 J. Hawthorne Miss Cadogna xvi. 206 Eyeing him penetratingly in her turn.
1990 B. Bettelheim Recoll. & Refl. i. 15 In his self-portraits Schiele analyzed his own personality as penetratingly and as mercilessly as Freud had analyzed himself.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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