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Definition of Perceant
1. piercing [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perceant
Literary usage of Perceant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... jutty, jetty, dike (local Eng.), groin, dock (colloq.); see WHARF. 2.
See AFFECT, ENTER, PERCEIVE. piercing, a. 1. penetrative, penetrating, perceant ..."
2. The Christian Examiner edited by Edward Everett Hale (1868)
"... Like a sharp spear, went through her utterly, — Keen, cruel, perceant, stinging;
she, as well As her ..."
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