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incisive 音標拼音: [ɪns'ɑɪsɪv] a. 敏銳的,機敏的,激烈的,切入的,鋒利的 敏銳的,機敏的,激烈的,切入的,鋒利的 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" [ synonym: { acute}, { discriminating}, { incisive}, { keen}, { knifelike}, { penetrating}, { penetrative}, { piercing}, { sharp}] 2: suitable for cutting or piercing; " incisive teeth" 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] 127 Moby Thesaurus words for " incisive": acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, active, acute, aggressive, animated, apperceptive, appercipient, argute, astringent, astute, biting, bitter, brisk, canny, caustic, clear- cut, cogent, corroding, corrosive, critical, cutting, cynical, discerning, double- edged, driving, dynamic, edged, effective, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, escharotic, farseeing, farsighted, fierce, forceful, forcible, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughted, forethoughtful, full of pep, go- go, gutsy, harsh, hearty, imperative, impetuous, impressive, intense, ironical, keen, kinetic, lively, living, longheaded, longsighted, lusty, mettlesome, mordacious, mordant, nervous, penetrating, peppy, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, perspicuous, piercing, poignant, powerful, provident, punchy, rigorous, robust, rough, sagacious, sarcastic, sardonic, scathing, scorching, sensational, severe, sharp, shrewd, sinewed, sinewy, slashing, smacking, snappy, spanking, spirited, stabbing, stinging, strenuous, strident, striking, stringent, strong, take- charge, take- over, tart, telling, terse, trenchant, understanding, vehement, vibrant, vigorous, violent, virulent, vital, vitriolic, vivacious, vivid, withering, zestful, zesty, zippy
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