penetrativeadjective
uk/ˈpen.ɪ.trə.tɪv/us/ˈpen.ə.treɪ.t̬ɪv/penetrative adjective (MOVEMENT INTO)
involving movement into or through something or someone:
a penetrative thrust/attack
penetrative sex
penetrative adjective (UNDERSTANDING)
showing understanding:
a penetrative remark
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Intelligence
- acuity
- acumen
- agile
- apt
- artful
- as (if) to the manner born idiom
- brilliance
- gumption
- highbrow
- horse sense
- imaginative
- ingenious
- profound
- quick-witted
- razor-sharp
- ready
- resource
- resourceful
- resourcefulness
- scholarly
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