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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
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
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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(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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