Found 3 items, similar to Incisive.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: incisive tajam
English → English (WordNet) Definition: incisive incisive adj 1: 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” [syn: acute, discriminating, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp] 2: very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation; “an incisive mind”; “a keen intelligence”; “of sharp and active intellect” [syn: keen, sharp] 3: suitable for cutting or piercing; “incisive teeth”; “the piercing needle” [syn: piercing]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Incisive Incisive \In*ci"sive\, a. [Cf. F. incisif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting; trenchant. “An incisive, high voice.” --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] And her incisive smile accrediting That treason of false witness in my blush. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the incisive bones, the premaxillaries. [1913 Webster] 3. Clearly and succinctly stated, with penetrating insight into the issue at hand; as, an incisive comment. [PJC]