incisive
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sɪv adjective
1.
penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant: an incisive tone of voice.
2.
remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute: an incisive method of summarizing the issue.
3.
adapted for cutting or piercing.
4.
of or pertaining to the incisors: the incisive teeth.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | keen, penetrating, or acute |
| 2. | biting or sarcastic; mordant: an incisive remark |
| 3. | having a sharp cutting edge: incisive teeth |
| in'cisively | |
| —adv | |
| in'cisiveness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
incisive
1590s, from M.L. incisivus, from L. incisionem (see incision). Originally literal: "cutting with a sharp edge;" figurative sense of "mentally acute" first recorded 1850 as a borrowing from French.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
incisive in·ci·sive (ĭn-sī'sĭv)
adj.
Having the power to cut.
Relating to the incisor teeth.
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Example sentences
Below and medial to this foramen is the canine eminence separating the incisive from the canine fossa.
She also had an incisive mind, and in the midst of her despair she told me exactly how the company was going to fail.
He voiced his disagreements with me in incisive fashion.
The incisive branch is continued onward within the bone, and supplies the canine and incisor teeth.
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