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
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" Synonym(s):cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating
having a sharp or distinct edge; "a narrow knifelike profile"