PENETRATIVE
PEN'ETRATIVE, adjective Piercing; sharp; subtil.Let not air be too gross nor too penetrative1. Acute; sagacious; discerning; as penetrative wisdom.2. Having the power to affect ...
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PENETRATIVENESS
PEN'ETRATIVENESS, noun The quality of being penetrative.
PENFISH
PEN'FISH, noun A kind of eelpout with a smooth skin.
PENGUIN
PEN'GUIN, noun [Latin pinguidine, with fatness.]1. A genus of fowls of the order of Palmipeds. The penguin is an aquatic fowl with very short legs, with four toes, three of whic...
PENICIL
PEN'ICIL, noun [Latin penicillus. See Pencil.]1. Among physicians, a tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers.2. A species of shell.
PENINSULA
PENIN'SULA, noun [Latin pene, almost, and insula, an isle.]1. A portion of land, connected with a continent by a narrow neck or isthmus, but nearly surrounded with water. Thus B...
PENINSULAR
PENIN'SULAR, adjective In the form or state of a peninsula; pertaining to a peninsula.
PENINSULATE
PENIN'SULATE, verb transitive To encompass almost with water; to form a peninsula.South river peninsulates Castle hill farm, and at high tides, surrounds it.
PENINSULATED
PENIN'SULATED, participle passive Almost surrounded with water.
PENINSULATING
PENIN'SULATING, participle present tense Nearly surrounding with water.
PENITENCE
PEN'ITENCEPENITENCY, noun [Latin poenitentia, from poeniteo, from poena, pain, punishment. See Pain.] Repentance; pain; sorrow or grief of heart for sins or offenses; contrition...
PENITENCY
PENITENCY, n. [L. poenitentia, from poeniteo, from poena, pain, punishment. See Pain.] Repentance; pain; sorrow or grief of heart for sins or offenses; contrition. Real penitenc...
PENITENT
PEN'ITENT, adjective [Latin poenitens.] Suffering pain or sorrow of heart on account of sins, crimes or offenses; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt and resolving ...
PENITENTIAL
PENITEN'TIAL, adjective Proceeding from or expressing penitence or contrition of heart; as penitential sorrow or tears.PENITEN'TIAL, noun Among the Romanists, a book containing ...
PENITENTIARY
PENITEN'TIARY, adjective Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance.PENITEN'TIARY, noun One that prescribes the rules and measures of penance.1. A penitent; on...
PENITENTLY
PEN'ITENTLY, adverb With penitence; with repentance, sorrow or contrition for sin.
PENKNIFE
PEN'KNIFE, noun [See Pen and Knife.] A small knife used for making and mending pens.
PENMAN
PEN'MAN, nounplural penmen. [See Pen and Man.]1. A man that professes or teaches the art of writing. More generally,2. One that writes a good hand.3. An author; a writer; as the...
PENMANSHIP
PEN'MANSHIP, noun The use of the pen in writing; the art of writing.1. Manner of writing; as good or bad penmanship
PENNACHED
PEN'NACHED, adjective Radiated; diversified with natural stripes of various colors; as a flower. [Little used.]
PENNANT
PEN'NANTPEN'NATEPEN'NATED, adjective [Latin pennatus, winged, from penna, a quill or wing.]1. Winged.2. In botany, a pennate leaf is a compound leaf in which a simple petiole ha...
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PENNATED
PEN'NATED, a. [L.pennatus, winged, from penna, a quill or wing.]1. Winged.2. In botany, a pennate leaf is a compound leaf in which a simple petiole has several leaflets attached...
PENNED
PEN'NED, participle passive Written.PEN'NED, adjective Winged; having plumes.
PENNER
PEN'NER, noun A writer.1. A pen-case. [Local.]
PENNIFORM
PEN'NIFORM, adjective [Latin penna, a feather or quill, and form.]Having the form of a quill or feather.
PENNILESS
PEN'NILESS, adjective [from penny.] Moneyless; destitute of money; poor.