Meaning of INCISIVE
| Pronunciation: | | in'sIsiv
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- [adj] suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle"
- [adj] very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation; "an incisive mind"; "a keen intelligence"; "of sharp and active intellect"
- [adj] 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"
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| | Synonyms: | | acute, discriminating, intelligent, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, perceptive, piercing, sharp |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*ci"sive\, a. [Cf. F. incisif.]
1. Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating,
as with a sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute;
sarcastic; biting. ``An incisive, high voice.'' --G.
Eliot.
And her incisive smile accrediting That treason of
false witness in my blush. --Mrs.
Browning.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the
incisive bones, the premaxillaries.
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