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Adjective: incisive  in'sI-siv
  1. Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
    "incisive comments"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"
    - acute, discriminating, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
     
  2. Suitable for cutting or piercing
    "incisive teeth"

See also: incise, incision, incisively, incisiveness, perceptive, sharp

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