Definitions for incisive
ɪnˈsaɪ sɪvin·ci·sive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharpadjective

   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. incisiveadjective

   suitable for cutting or piercing

   "incisive teeth"

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1. Incisiveadjective

   Clearly and succinctly stated, with penetrating insight into the issue at hand; as, an incisive comment.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incisiveadjective

   Quick and direct.

2. incisiveadjective

   Intelligently analytical and concise.

3. incisiveadjective

   Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting.

4. incisiveadjective

   Of or relating to the incisors.

   the incisive bones, the premaxillaries

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incisiveadjective

   Having the quality of cutting or dividing.

   Etymology: incisif, Fr. from incisus, Latin.

   The colour of many corpuscles will cohere by being precipitated together, and be destroyed by the effusion of very piercing and incisive liquors. Boyle.

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1. incisive

   Incisive refers to something that is intellectually sharp, clear, accurate, and direct. It often describes someone's mental sharpness, analytical ability, or clear and effective communication. It can also refer to something physically sharp and capable of cutting or piercing.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incisiveadjective

   having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting

2. Incisiveadjective

   of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the incisive bones, the premaxillaries

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. incisif.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of incisive in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of incisive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of incisive in a Sentence

1. Andy Levin:

   As he walked about the Capitol in a rumpled suit, almost always with a plain white shirt and pedestrian tie, carrying bulging files with the occasional paper flying away, Carl was the very picture of sober purpose and rectitude. In truth, he wasn’t unfun, in fact, he often pierced tense situations with self-deprecating humor, and he privately shared incisive observations about others with staff and colleagues.

2. Wolfango Piccoli:

   Davutoglu's likely early exit as party leader and PM constitutes another episode that show that Erdogan's dominance over the AKP and the executive is absolute and unchallenged, in the short term policy paralysis will prevail and then, once a new party leader is elected, a more incisive effort to amend the constitution could ensue.

3. Rod Serling:

   It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.

4. Fox News:

   Williams wrote about current and past racial tensions in America reflected through Walter Williams teenage years in a housing project in Northern Philadelphia. News of Walter Williams death promptedwords of grief from several prominent Republicans. Walter Williams was legendary, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, wrote. Walter Williams was brilliant, incisive, witty, and profound. I grew up reading Walter Williams, and Walter Williams was a ferocious defender of free markets and a powerful explainer of the virtues of Liberty.

5. Carrie Severino:

   Should the Court continue to use the modified argument format it adopted during the pandemic, one clear benefit will be the opportunity for Justice Thomas' incisive questions, but either way, we can expect his influence this term to be significant.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=incisive
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=incisive
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Incisive
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=incisive
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incisive