incisive

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- "incisive comments"
- "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"
suitable for cutting or piercing
- "incisive teeth"

Adj

Intelligently analytical and concise. (of a person or mental process)
Intelligently analytical and concise. (of a person or mental process)
Accurate and sharply focused. (of an account)
Quickly proceeding to judgment and forceful in expression. (of an action)
Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; trenchant.
Of or relating to the incisors.

Origin / Etymology

Late Middle English (in the sense “cutting, penetrating”), borrowed from Medieval Latin incīsīvus, from incīdō (“to cut in, cut through”) + -īvus (“-ive”, adjectival suffix). Compare Middle French incisif.

Synonyms

acute, biting, decisive, discriminating, forthright, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sarcastic, sharp

Scrabble Score: 13

incisive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
incisive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
incisive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

incisive is a valid Words With Friends word