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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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