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incisive
adjective
1 incisive
Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions:
— Incisive comments.
— As sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang.
synonyms: acute, discriminating, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp.
Roget 171:
strong,
energetic,
forcible,
active;
intense,
deep-dyed,
severe,
keen,
vivid,
sharp,
acute,
incisive,
trenchant,
brisk.
rousing,
irritation;
poignant;
virulent,
caustic,
corrosive,
mordant,
harsh,
stringent;
double-edged,
double-shotted†,
double-distilled;
drastic,
escharotic†;
racy
etc.
(pungent)
392.
potent
etc.
(powerful)
157;
radioactive.
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Roget 574:
vigorous,
nervous,
powerful,
forcible,
trenchant,
incisive,
impressive;
sensational.
spirited,
lively,
glowing,
sparkling,
racy,
bold,
slashing;
pungent,
piquant,
full of point,
pointed,
pithy,
antithetical;
sententious.
lofty,
elevated,
sublime;
eloquent;
vehement,
petulant,
impassioned;
poetic.
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Roget 821:
feeling
etc.
v.;
sentient;
sensuous;
sensorial,
sensory;
emotive,
emotional;
of feeling,
with feeling
etc.
n..
warm,
quick,
lively,
smart,
strong,
sharp,
acute,
cutting,
piercing,
incisive;
keen,
keen as a razor;
trenchant,
pungent,
racy,
piquant,
poignant,
caustic.
impressive,
deep,
profound,
indelible;
deep felt,
home felt,
heartfelt;
swelling,
soul-stirring,
deep-mouthed,
heart-expanding,
electric,
thrilling,
rapturous,
ecstatic.
earnest,
wistful,
eager,
breathless;
fervent;
fervid;
gushing,
passionate,
warm-hearted,
hearty,
cordial,
sincere,
zealous,
enthusiastic,
glowing,
ardent,
burning,
red-hot,
fiery,
flaming;
boiling over.
pervading,
penetrating,
absorbing;
rabid,
raving,
feverish,
fanatical,
hysterical;
impetuous
etc.
(excitable)
825.
impressed with,
moved with,
touched with,
affected with,
penetrated with,
seized with,
imbued with
etc.
82;
devoured by;
wrought up
etc.
(excited)
824;
struck all of a heap;
rapt;
in a quiver
etc.
n.;
enraptured
etc.
829.
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Polish: przenikliwy
2 incisive
Suitable for cutting or piercing.
Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.
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