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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Incisive \In*ci"sive\, a. [Cf. F. incisif.] 1. Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting; hence sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting. ``An incisive, high voice.'' --G. Eliot. And her incisive smile accrediting That treason of false witness in my blush. --Mrs. Browning. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as the incisive bones, the premaxillaries From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: incisive adj 1: 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" [syn: {acute}, {discriminating}, {keen}, {knifelike}, {penetrating}, {penetrative}, {piercing}, {sharp}] 2: very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation; "an incisive mind"; "a keen intelligence"; "of sharp and active intellect" [syn: {keen}, {sharp}] 3: suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle" [syn: {piercing}]
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