ADJECTIVE | all | incisive, acute, discriminating, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp | having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions |
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all | incisive | suitable for cutting or piercing |
Sounds | ihnsay'sihv | |
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Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... |
Meaning | Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions. | |
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Synonyms | acute, discriminating, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp | |
Broader | perceptive | Having the ability to perceive or understand |
Spanish | afilado, agudo, fino, incisivo, mordaz, penetrante, punzante | |
Catalan | afilat, agut, fi, incisiu, penetrant | |
Nouns | incisiveness | keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect |
Adverbs | incisively | in an incisive manner |
Meaning | Suitable for cutting or piercing. | |
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Example | "incisive teeth" | |
Broader | sharp | Having or made by a thin edge or sharp point |
Spanish | cortante, incisivo | |
Nouns | incision | the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) |
incision | a depression scratched or carved into a surface | |
Verbs | incise | make an incision / incision into by carving or cutting |
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