Incisive

adjective

/ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/

Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.adjectiveQuickly proceeding to judgment and forceful in expression; decisive; forthright.

"An incisive producer, who expressed vehement disapproval with my pitch upon my first sentence."

2.adjectiveIntelligently analytical and concise.

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

4.adjectiveOf or relating to the incisors.

"the incisive bones, the premaxillaries"

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