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penetrable (iou)



penetrable adjective. LME.
[Old & mod. French penetrable from Latin penetrabilis, from penetrare: see PENETRATE, -ABLE.]
Capable of penetrating; penetrative, penetrating. LME-M17.
Henry More A Substance..most perfectly penetrable, which entirely passeth through every thing.
Able to be penetrated or pierced; into or through which access may be gained. M16.
M. R. D. Foot The five great German submarine bases..were too carefully guarded to be penetrable.
fig. Able to be penetrated by intellectual or moral reasoning; susceptible to impressions or ideas. L16.
Shakespeare Richard III I am not made of stones, But penetrable to your kind entreaties.