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penetrable.

Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpɛnətɹəbəl/
  1. Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.

  2. Capable of being fully understood.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle English penetrable, penytrable, from Old French penetrable, from Medieval Latin penetrābilis.

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