Bible Dictionaries
Penetrating

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Penetrate

(2):

(a.) Having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading; sharp; subtile; penetrative; as, a penetrating odor.

(3):

(a.) Acute; discerning; sagacious; quick to discover; as, a penetrating mind.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Penetrating'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/penetrating.html. 1828.