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penetrating

adj
/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪtɪŋ/

Definitions

  1. Able to pierce or penetrate

    • The skunk produces a penetrating odor.

  2. Looking deeply into

    Looking deeply into; piercing

    • He had a very penetrating pair of brown eyes.

  3. Demonstrating acute or keen understanding

    • His novel shows a penetrating insight into the criminal mind.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. present participle and gerund of penetrate

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at penetrating. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at penetrating. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at penetrating

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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