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incisive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | acute, discriminating, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp |
| Derivation | incisiveness |
incisive comments.
as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang.
incisive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | incise, incision |
incisive teeth.
Examples of incisive
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He should be a spearhead for the odd incisive attack which we remain capable of.
From the guardian.co.uk
It was an inventive, incisive counter-attack that ended in a try for Ben Jacobs.
From the independent.co.uk
Quatro is incisive on technology and our new varieties of instant gratification.
From the nytimes.com
Crimp's script is studded with phrases that show his incisive gifts as a writer.
From the guardian.co.uk
And David Silva provided the incisive pass to Fabregas in the center of the box.
From the goal.blogs.nytimes.com
Pardew's players were piling the pressure on but rarely looking really incisive.
From the guardian.co.uk
This was Hamlet as a young man whose incisive mind was running away with itself.
From the guardian.co.uk
The works are comedic but also reveal an incisive and reflective human character.
From the sacbee.com
It's wide, but that's the most incisive thing Arsenal have managed for some time.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- Acute: 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"
- Suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"
- (incisively) in an incisive manner; "he was incisively critical"
- (incisively) precisely: in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself precisely"
- (incisiveness) keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect
- Quick and direct; Intelligently analytical and concise
- (adj) - sharp, pointed; trenchant
