Definition of incisive Incisive
/ɪnsajˈsɪv/ - [insaysiv] - in•ci•sive
We found 8 definitions of incisive from 3 different sources.
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What does incisive mean?
WordNet
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| incisive - suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth" | ||
| sharp having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point" | ||
| incisive - 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" | ||
| acute, discriminating, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp | ||
| perceptive having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- incisive (Adjective)
Quickly proceeding to judgment and forceful in expression; decisive; forthright. - incisive (Adjective)
Intelligently analytical and concise. - incisive (Adjective)
Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting. - incisive (Adjective)
Of or relating to the incisors.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- incisive (a.)
Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting. - incisive (a.)
Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the incisive bones, the premaxillaries.
