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Synonyms for incisive

Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-sahy-siv
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsaɪ sɪv

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Définition of incisive

Origin :
  • early 15c., inscisif, "slashing, cutting with a sharp edge," from Middle French incisif and directly from Medieval Latin incisivus, from Latin incis-, past participle stem of incidere (see incision). Originally literal; figurative sense of "mentally acute" first recorded 1850 as a borrowing from French. Related: Incisively; incisiveness.
  • adj intelligent
  • adj sarcastic
Example sentences :
  • But incisive native writing about American traits is not lacking.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • "Yes, it is Florent," she said presently, in incisive tones.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • Each quiet, incisive word that Chet spoke was clearly heard.
  • Extract from : « The Finding of Haldgren » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • How disagreeable he must have made himself, to render her so sharp and so incisive all at once.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • "It was sold for money, I suppose," he said with studied and incisive calmness.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
  • "More hateful than I can express," said Edith, with incisive bitterness.
  • Extract from : « The Masked Bridal » by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
  • It was he who at once, in an incisive and positive tone, opened the conversation.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • They are but mirrors, many-shaped and lighted, for his own delicate, incisive humor.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
  • I asked, keenly interested, as I always was, by my friend's incisive reasoning.
  • Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various
  • Braceway's incisive tone whipped Greenleaf to closer attention.
  • Extract from : « The Winning Clue » by James Hay, Jr.

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