INCISIVE

incisive

(adjective) suitable for cutting or piercing; “incisive teeth”

acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

incisive (comparative more incisive, superlative most incisive)

Quickly proceeding to judgment and forceful in expression; decisive; forthright.

Intelligently analytical and concise.

Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting.

(anatomy) Of or relating to the incisors.

Source: Wiktionary

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In*ci"sive, a. Etym: [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.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the incisive bones, the premaxillaries.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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