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penetrating
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?n?t?e?t??/
- Hyphenation: pen?e?trat?ing
Adjective
penetrating (comparative more penetrating, superlative most penetrating)
- able to pierce or penetrate
- The skunk produces a penetrating odor.
- demonstrating acute or keen understanding
- His novel shows a penetrating insight into the criminal mind.
Translations
Verb
penetrating
- present participle of penetrate
Anagrams
- repatenting
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torturous
English
Etymology
torture +? -ous
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?t??t?????s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?t??t?????s/
- Hyphenation: tor?tur?ous
Adjective
torturous (comparative more torturous, superlative most torturous)
- Of or pertaining to torture.
- Painful, excruciating, torturing.
Usage notes
- Sometimes confused with tortuous.
Synonyms
- tormentous
Translations
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