Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a penetrating or piercing manner; with quick discernment; acutely.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a penetrating manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
penetrating manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with ability to see into deeply
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Examples
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Though Khandro did not teach in a formal way, what she did say would often be so penetratingly clear that it became prophetic.
Michaela Haas: The Lamp Of The Teachings Shines On: One Of The Greatest Female Tibetan Buddhist Masters Dies Michaela Haas 2011
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Let's all relive the frenzy of questioning that ensued when MSNBC's Savannah Guthrie came within sight of the sort of story that the White House press corps is uniquely able to cover, penetratingly:
White House Reporters Must Know Whether America's Existence Remains Threatened By Obama's Smoking Habit Jason Linkins 2011
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Though Khandro did not teach in a formal way, what she did say would often be so penetratingly clear that it became prophetic.
Michaela Haas: The Lamp Of The Teachings Shines On: One Of The Greatest Female Tibetan Buddhist Masters Dies Michaela Haas 2011
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Though Khandro did not teach in a formal way, what she did say would often be so penetratingly clear that it became prophetic.
Michaela Haas: The Lamp Of The Teachings Shines On: One Of The Greatest Female Tibetan Buddhist Masters Dies Michaela Haas 2011
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Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
Chapter 22 2010
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If allegiance is dead, or dying, it can only be good for us to think more penetratingly about why managers manage and players play.
Vince Lombardi and Alex Ferguson are cleverest manipulators | Paul Hayward 2011
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Though Khandro did not teach in a formal way, what she did say would often be so penetratingly clear that it became prophetic.
Michaela Haas: The Lamp Of The Teachings Shines On: One Of The Greatest Female Tibetan Buddhist Masters Dies Michaela Haas 2011
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He was smiling to himself as he looked up into her virginal face, so innocent, so penetratingly innocent, that its purity seemed always to enter into him, driving out of him all dross and bathing him in some ethereal effulgence that was as cool and soft and velvety as starshine.
Chapter 14 2010
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Serguéi and Boris make their advances by way of two ladders that lean upright inevitably phallus-like against the structure; one ladder extends onto the roof of Katerina's abode, where each dances in eager anticipation of sexual conquest, and the other leads, penetratingly, into her bedroom.
A Rollicking and Riveting 'Lady Macbeth' Jonathan Blitzer 2011
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More vividly and penetratingly than any work of history I can recall, this book captures the rhythms and texture of everyday life.
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