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Penetrating vs Afflictive - What's the difference?

penetrating | afflictive | Related terms |

Penetrating is a related term of afflictive.


As adjectives the difference between penetrating and afflictive

is that penetrating is able to pierce or penetrate while afflictive is that causes physical or mental pain.

As a verb penetrating

is .

penetrating

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • able to pierce or penetrate
    • The skunk produces a penetrating odor.
  • demonstrating acute or keen understanding
    • His novel shows a penetrating insight into the criminal mind.

    Verb

    (head)

    • afflictive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That causes physical or mental pain
    • (Alexander Pope)
    (Prior)