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English Dictionary: incisive	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
incisive adj 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" Synonym(s): acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Incisive \Inci"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. [bd]An incisive, high voice.[b8] --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.