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   incisive

   /ɪnˈsʌɪsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking: "she was an incisive critic"
   • ▪ (of an account) accurate and sharply focused: "the songs offer incisive pictures of American ways"
   • 2. (of an action) quick and direct: "the most incisive move of a tight match"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘cutting, penetrating’): from medieval Latin incisivus, from Latin incidere ‘cut into’ (see incise).

   Derivatives

   • 1. incisively adverb
   • 2. incisiveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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