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comparative more penetrant, superlative most penetrant
That penetrates; piercing. quotations examples
Young Bob's oddly penetrant voice was raised, to his father's uneasiness, in opposition to Grayson, and thus providentially deflected the ordeal from Charles.
1952, Vincent Sheean, Rage of the Soul, page 82
plural penetrants
Something, especially a liquid, that penetrates. examples