incisive

in·ci·sive  (n-ssv)

adj.

Penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression: an incisive mind; incisive comments.

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in·cisive·ly adv.

in·cisive·ness n.

Synonyms: incisive, trenchant, biting, cutting, crisp
These adjectives refer to keenness and forcefulness of thought, expression, or intellect. Incisive and trenchant suggest penetration to the heart of a subject and clear, sharp, and vigorous expression: an incisive report; trenchant wit.
Biting and cutting often have a sarcastic or sardonic quality capable of wounding or stinging: "Biting remarks revealed her attitude of contempt" (D.H. Lawrence). "He can say the driest, most cutting things in the quietest of tones" (Charlotte Brontë).
Crisp suggests clarity, conciseness, and briskness: a crisp retort.

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incisive [ɪnˈsaɪsɪv]

adj

1. keen, penetrating, or acute

2. biting or sarcastic; mordant an incisive remark

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) having a sharp cutting edge incisive teeth

incisively  adv

incisiveness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	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" keen, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, knifelike, discriminating, acute, sharp perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
	2.	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"

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incisive

adjective penetrating, sharp, keen, acute, piercing, trenchant, perspicacious a shrewd operator with an incisive mind
dull, vague, dense, superficial, woolly

Translations

incisive [ɪnˈsaɪsɪv] ADJ [mind] → penetrante; [remark, criticism] → incisivo, mordaz; [tone] → mordaz; [wit] → incisivo

incisive [ɪnˈsaɪsɪv] adj [comment, mind, person] → incisif/ive, mordant(e)

incisive

adj style, tone, words → prägnant; criticism → treffend, scharfsinnig; mind → scharf; person → scharfsinnig

incisive [ɪnˈsaɪsɪv] adj (mind, remark) → acuto/a; (criticism) → tagliente; (speech, style) → incisivo/a

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incisive [ɪnˈsaɪsɪv] adj (mind, remark) → acuto/a; (criticism) → tagliente; (speech, style) → incisivo/a