penetrative
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Definition of penetrative
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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That can or does physically penetrate something; piercing, penetrating.
“Would'ſt thou be window'd in great Rome, and ſee / Thy Maſter thus with pleacht Armes, bending downe / His corrigible necke, his face ſubdu'de / To penetratiue ſhame […]”
“[T]he penetrative Sun, / His Force deep-darting to the dark Retreat / Of Vegetation, sets the steaming Power / At large […].”
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adj
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That can or does physically penetrate something; piercing, penetrating.
“Would'ſt thou be window'd in great Rome, and ſee / Thy Maſter thus with pleacht Armes, bending downe / His corrigible necke, his face ſubdu'de / To penetratiue ſhame […]”
“[T]he penetrative Sun, / His Force deep-darting to the dark Retreat / Of Vegetation, sets the steaming Power / At large […].”
- Displaying insight or discrimination; acute; penetrating.
- That can penetrate opposition defences.
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Pertaining to sexual activity involving penetration by the penis (or similar object).
“I've been in a relationship for nearly a year and we have an amazing sex life as is, but we've never managed penetrative sex.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English penetratyve, penetratif, from Medieval Latin penetrativus, from (the participle stem of) Latin penetrāre (“to penetrate”).
Words you can make from penetrative
200+ playable · top: INVETERATE (13 pts)
Best play inveterate 13 points9-letter words
3 words8-letter words
6 words7-letter words
38 words- PREVENT 12 pts
- PRIVATE 12 pts
- EVENTER 10 pts
- NAIVETE 10 pts
- NAVETTE 10 pts
- NERVATE 10 pts
- VETERAN 10 pts
- INEPTER 9 pts
- PAINTER 9 pts
- PARTITE 9 pts
- PATIENT 9 pts
- PATTERN 9 pts
- PEATIER 9 pts
- PERINEA 9 pts
- PERTAIN 9 pts
- PETTIER 9 pts
- PRETEEN 9 pts
- REPAINT 9 pts
- REPTANT 9 pts
- TERPENE 9 pts
- TRIPTAN 9 pts
- ARENITE 7 pts
- ARIETTE 7 pts
- ENTREAT 7 pts
- INTREAT 7 pts
- ITERANT 7 pts
- ITERATE 7 pts
- NATTIER 7 pts
- NETTIER 7 pts
- NITRATE 7 pts
- RATTEEN 7 pts
- RETINAE 7 pts
- TAENITE 7 pts
- TEENIER 7 pts
- TENTIER 7 pts
- TERNATE 7 pts
- TERTIAN 7 pts
- TRAINEE 7 pts
6-letter words
73 words- PAREVE 11 pts
- PRIVET 11 pts
- REPAVE 11 pts
- ENVIER 9 pts
- EVENER 9 pts
- INVERT 9 pts
- NAIVER 9 pts
- NATIVE 9 pts
- RAVINE 9 pts
- TAVERN 9 pts
- TREVET 9 pts
- TRIVET 9 pts
- VAINER 9 pts
- VEINER 9 pts
- VENEER 9 pts
- VENIRE 9 pts
- VENTER 9 pts
- VERITE 9 pts
- VETTER 9 pts
- VITTAE 9 pts
- ARPENT 8 pts
- ENRAPT 8 pts
- ENTRAP 8 pts
- EPATER 8 pts
- NEPETA 8 pts
- PANEER 8 pts
- PANIER 8 pts
- PANTIE 8 pts
- PARENT 8 pts
- PATENT 8 pts
- PATINE 8 pts
- PATTEE 8 pts
- PATTEN 8 pts
- PATTER 8 pts
- PATTIE 8 pts
- PEERIE 8 pts
- PEREIA 8 pts
- PETITE 8 pts
- PETTER 8 pts
- PINETA 8 pts
- PIRATE 8 pts
- PRATIE 8 pts
- PTERIN 8 pts
- RAPINE 8 pts
- REPEAT 8 pts
- REPENT 8 pts
- REPINE 8 pts
- RETAPE 8 pts
- TREPAN 8 pts
- ATTIRE 6 pts
- ENTERA 6 pts
- ENTIRE 6 pts
- ENTREE 6 pts
- ETERNE 6 pts
- NATTER 6 pts
- NEATER 6 pts
- NETTER 6 pts
- RATINE 6 pts
- RATITE 6 pts
- RATTEN 6 pts
- RETAIN 6 pts
- RETENE 6 pts
- RETINA 6 pts
- RETINE 6 pts
- RETINT 6 pts
- TEENER 6 pts
- TEETER 6 pts
- TENIAE 6 pts
- TENTER 6 pts
- TENTIE 6 pts
- TERETE 6 pts
- TINTER 6 pts
- TRIENE 6 pts
5-letter words
79 words- PARVE 10 pts
- PAVER 10 pts
- PAVIN 10 pts
- PEEVE 10 pts
- AIVER 8 pts
- AVERT 8 pts
- EVENT 8 pts
- EVERT 8 pts
- EVITE 8 pts
- INVAR 8 pts
- NAEVI 8 pts
- NAIVE 8 pts
- NERVE 8 pts
- NEVER 8 pts
- NIEVE 8 pts
- RAVEN 8 pts
- RAVIN 8 pts
- REAVE 8 pts
- REEVE 8 pts
- REIVE 8 pts
- REVET 8 pts
- RIVEN 8 pts
- RIVET 8 pts
- APTER 7 pts
- ARPEN 7 pts
- ATRIP 7 pts
- ETAPE 7 pts
- INAPT 7 pts
- INEPT 7 pts
- PAINT 7 pts
- PAREN 7 pts
- PATEN 7 pts
- PATER 7 pts
- PATIN 7 pts
- PEART 7 pts
- PEREA 7 pts
- PETER 7 pts
- PETIT 7 pts
- PETTI 7 pts
- PIETA 7 pts
- PINTA 7 pts
- PITTA 7 pts
- PRATE 7 pts
- PREEN 7 pts
- PRINT 7 pts
- REPIN 7 pts
- RIPEN 7 pts
- TAPER 7 pts
- TAPIR 7 pts
- TEPEE 7 pts
- AERIE 5 pts
- ANTRE 5 pts
- ARENE 5 pts
- ARETE 5 pts
- EATEN 5 pts
- EATER 5 pts
- EERIE 5 pts
- ENATE 5 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- INERT 5 pts
- INTER 5 pts
- IRATE 5 pts
- NITER 5 pts
- NITRE 5 pts
- RANEE 5 pts
- RENTE 5 pts
- RETIA 5 pts
- RETIE 5 pts
- RIANT 5 pts
- TAINT 5 pts
- TATER 5 pts
- TENET 5 pts
- TENIA 5 pts
- TERAI 5 pts
- TERNE 5 pts
- TETRA 5 pts
- TETRI 5 pts
- TINEA 5 pts
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