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1. (adj.) incisive
penetrating; cutting:
an incisive tone of voice.
2. incisive
clear and direct; keen:
an incisive commentary.
Etymology: (1520–30; < ML)
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| Definition of 'incisive' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
"an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
2. (adj) incisive
suitable for cutting or piercing
"incisive teeth"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) incisive
having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting
2. (adj) incisive
of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the incisive bones, the premaxillaries
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