penetrative

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It is to a certain extent penetrative, as all creatures are which are provided with stings.

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  1. adjective Tending to penetrate; penetrant.
  2. adjective Displaying keen insight; acute.

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  • So trojans may perform various intelligence tasks (penetrative or collective) or tasks that amount to sabotage. —  Maximum Security -- Ch 11 -- Trojans
  • At a time when others are promoting Tantric sex, rabbity vibrators, the non-penetrative orgasm and other politically correct delights, along comes Bettina Arndt with a message that sounds almost Victorian.
  • The phrase to have sex can mean any or all of these behaviors, as well as other non-penetrative sex acts not considered here. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Intimate Massagers are also the first non-penetrative stimulators designed for partners to use together. —  WebWire | Recent Headlines
  • As such Philips claims it's invented the first non-penetrative device designed for both partners. —  Tech Digest
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  1. from Old French penetratif, French pénétratif = Provencal penetratiu = Spanish Portuguese Italian penetrativo, from Middle Latin penetrativus, from Latin penetrare, past participle penetratus, penetrate: see penetrate.
 

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/ˈpɛnətrətɪv/
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