Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Penetrative

Penetrative , adjective

[Compare French pénétratif.]

1.
Tending to penetrate; of a penetrating quality; piercing; as, the penetrative sun.
His look became keen and penetrative. — Hawthorne
2.
Having the power to affect or impress the mind or heart; impressive; as, penetrative shame. — Shakespeare
3.
Acute; discerning; sagacious; as, penetrative wisdom.
The penetrative eye. — Wordsworth
Led on by skill of penetrative soul. — Grainger