penetrating

(s) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- an acute observer of politics and politicians
- incisive comments
- icy knifelike reasoning
- as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
- penetrating insight
- frequent penetrative observations
incisive, keen, penetrative, piercing, discriminating, knifelike, acute, sharp,
(s) tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing
- a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface
- a cold penetrating wind
- a penetrating odor
penetrative,

incisive keen penetrative piercing discriminating knifelike acute sharp

penetration penetrative

penetrating injury penetratingly penetrating trauma