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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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incisive in·ci·sive (ĭn-sī'sĭv)
adj.
Having the power to cut.
Relating to the incisor teeth.
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