incisive
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in·ci·sive
(ĭn-sī'sĭv) 
adj.
Penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression: an incisive mind; incisive comments.
incisively in·ci'sive·ly adv.
incisiveness in·ci'sive·ness n.
adj.
Penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression: an incisive mind; incisive comments.
incisively in·ci'sive·ly adv.
incisiveness in·ci'sive·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.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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incisive
adjective
- Possessing or displaying perceptions of great accuracy and sensitivity: acute, keen1, penetrating, perceptive, probing, sensitive, sharp, trenchant. See careful/careless, sharp/dull.
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incisive
adj
Definition: sarcastic
Antonyms: gentle, kind, nice
adj
Definition: very intelligent
Antonyms: incompetent, stupid, unintelligent
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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incisive
1. having the power of cutting; sharp.
2. pertaining to the incisor teeth.
- i. bone — the bone bearing the incisors. Called also premaxilla.
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Incisive
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skærende, skarp, skarpsindig, indtrængende
Nederlands (Dutch)
scherp(zinnig), doortastend, vlijmscherp
Français (French)
adj. - perspicace, pénétrant, précis, incisif (un style)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - schneidend, scharf(sinnig)
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - οξύς, κοφτερός, δηκτικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - incisivo
Русский (Russian)
режущий, язвительный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - incisivo, penetrante, mordaz
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skärande, inskärande, skarp (bildl.), genomträngande (bildl.)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
敏锐的, 激烈的, 机敏的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 敏銳的, 激烈的, 機敏的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 날카로운, 가시 돋힌, 예리한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 鋭利な, 刺すような, 痛烈な, 鋭い
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) قاطع, ماض
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - שנון, חד, חותך
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