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penetrable (adj.)
early 15c., "penetrating," from Latin
penetrabilis
"penetrable, vulnerable," from
penetrare
(see
penetrate
). Meaning "capable of being penetrated" is attested from 1530s; figurative use by 1590s. Related:
Penetrability
.
