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Meaning of 'incisive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Incisive [ a.]
- Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting.
- Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the incisive bones, the premaxillaries.

Meaning of 'incisive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . incisive [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Example in sentence:
  • an acute observer of politics and politicians;
  • as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang;
  • frequent penetrative observations;
  • icy knifelike reasoning;
  • incisive comments;
  • penetrating insight
Meaning (2):
- suitable for cutting or piercing
Example in sentence:
  • incisive teeth

Nearby Words:

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