incisive

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈsaɪ.sɪv/ Rhymes: -aɪsɪv === Adjective === incisive (comparative more incisive, superlative most incisive) 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) Synonyms: decisive, forthright Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; trenchant. Synonyms: sharp, acute, sarcastic, biting (anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the incisors. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “incisive”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “incisive”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.si.ziv/ Homophone: incisives === Adjective === incisive feminine singular of incisif === Noun === incisive f (plural incisives) incisor (tooth) === Further reading === “incisive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /in.t͡ʃiˈzi.ve/ Rhymes: -ive Hyphenation: in‧ci‧sì‧ve === Adjective === incisive feminine plural of incisivo === Anagrams === inveisci == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪŋ.kiːˈsiː.wɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [in̠ʲ.t͡ʃiˈs̬iː.ve] === Adjective === incīsīve vocative masculine singular of incīsīvus