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incisive
[ in-sahy-siv ]
incisive
/ ɪnˈsaɪsɪv /
adjective
- keen, penetrating, or acute
- biting or sarcastic; mordant
an incisive remark
- having a sharp cutting edge
incisive teeth
Derived Forms
- inˈcisiveness, noun
- inˈcisively, adverb
Other Words From
- in·cisive·ly adverb
- in·cisive·ness noun
- unin·cisive adjective
- unin·cisive·ly adverb
- unin·cisive·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
In another move to try to staunch the bleeding from special counsel Jack Smith’s incisive investigation, Trump's legal team filed to request that evidence in the case scheduled to become public on Thursday stay sealed.
With her dark humor and incisive style, Kolbert covers an impressive range of topics that both inform and inspire.
He transformed it from a superficial variety hour to a forum of thoughtful, incisive and robust debate surrounding the most important issues in the news and most intimate topics of a person’s life.
He was a threat down the left, although Nelson was more incisive, which Leicester City may well have noted given the Foxes are keen on signing the 24-year-old.
“Her books on antebellum visual culture are award-winning and represent the incisive, rigorous scholarship Yale faculty produce and that we want our students to study.”
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