incisive
adjective/ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/
/ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/
(approving)- showing clear thought and good understanding of what is important, and the ability to express this
- incisive comments/criticism/analysis
- He had a clear, incisive mind.
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2- She is an incisive critic of the current education system.
- Their comedy is savage and incisive.
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- showing somebody’s ability to take decisions and act with force
- an incisive performance
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘cutting, penetrating’): from medieval Latin incisivus, from Latin incidere ‘cut into’, from in- ‘into’ + caedere ‘to cut’.
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