penetrating

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.

penetratingly pen'e·trat'ing·ly adv.

adjective

Possessing or displaying perceptions of great accuracy and sensitivity: acute, incisive, keen¹, perceptive, probing, sensitive, sharp, trenchant. See careful/careless, sharp/dull.

adj

Definition: stinging, harsh
Antonyms: blunt, dull, mellow, mild, soft

adj

Definition: very intelligent
Antonyms: idiotic, senseless, stupid, unintelligent

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(pen′ə-trā-ting)
adj

Piercing; entering deeply.

Breaching the tissues of the body.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gennemtrængende, dyb, skarpsindig

Nederlands (Dutch)
scherpzinnig, doordringend, indringend

Français (French)
adj. - pénétrant, perçant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - scharfsinnig, durchdringend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διαπεραστικός, διεισδυτικός, οξύς

Italiano (Italian)
perspicace, acuto, penetrante, aguzzo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - penetrante, perspicaz

Русский (Russian)
острый, пронизывающий, пронзительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - perspicaz, sagaz, sutil, penetrante, agudo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - genomträngande, skarp, skarpsinnig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
敏锐的, 尖锐的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 敏銳的, 尖銳的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 꿰뚫고 들어가는, 침투하는, 관통하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 浸透する, 貫通する, よく通る, 突き刺すような, 見通すような, 洞察力のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خارق, نافذ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חודר, מחלחל, שנון, מעמיק, רם, חד, ברור (קול)‬

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