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impenetrative

impenetrative adjective: not penetrative.

Adjective

impenetrative (comparative more impenetrative, superlative most impenetrative)

  1. (archaic) Not penetrative.

Forms of impenetrative

comparativemore impenetrative
superlativemost impenetrative

Origin of impenetrative

im- + penetrative

Questions about impenetrative

What does impenetrative mean?
Impenetrative means not penetrative.
What part of speech is impenetrative?
Impenetrative is an adjective.

Words near impenetrative in the dictionary

  1. impenetrated
  2. impenetrates
  3. impenetrating
  4. impenetration
  5. impenetrations
  6. impenetrative
  7. impenitence
  8. impenitences
  9. impenitencies
  10. impenitency
  11. impenitent

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