Penetrative
(adjective)
- Having the ability to penetrate or to enter deeply.
- Having the ability to enter or pass through something, or to understand or grasp something deeply.
Origin:
From latin penetrativus means having the ability to penetrate or to enter deeply.
Examples:
- The knife had a penetrative edge.
- The question had a penetrative insight.
- The light had a penetrative power.
- The analysis had a penetrative depth.
- The X-ray was penetrative and showed the bone fractures.