INCISIVELY

precisely, incisively, exactly

(adverb) in a precise manner; “she always expressed herself precisely”

incisively

(adverb) in an incisive manner; “he was incisively critical”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

incisively (comparative more incisively, superlative most incisively)

In an incisive manner.

Source: Wiktionary


INCISIVE

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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ENEMA

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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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