incised

[ in-sahyzd ]

adjective

1. cut into:

   the incised material.

2. made by cutting:

   an incised pattern.

3. Medicine/Medical. made or cut cleanly, as if surgically; not ragged:

   an incised wound.

4. (of a leaf ) sharply, deeply, and somewhat irregularly notched.

incised

/ ɪnˈsaɪzd /

adjective

1. cut into or engraved

   an incised surface

2. made by cutting or engraving

   an incised design

3. (of a wound) cleanly cut, as with a surgical knife
4. having margins that are sharply and deeply indented

   an incised leaf

Other Words From

• unin·cised adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of incised¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; incise + -ed ²

Example Sentences

As a result, some streams became deeply incised channels that act as drains, lowering the water table and encouraging conifers to move in where meadows once were, Pope said.

From Los Angeles Times

Carved from wood as a durable, 3-foot-tall, totem-like column, it was then wrapped in linen, covered with smooth plaster and incised and painted.

From Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner reported his manner of death as homicide and cause as “an incised wound of the neck.”

From Los Angeles Times

The inverted triangles incised across the female figures’ lower abdomens resemble bikini bottoms.

From New York Times

Expertly mimicking a child’s earnest handiwork, the picture being incised into human flesh shows two stick-figure girls holding hands.

From Los Angeles Times