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Incisive Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Incisive has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
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"

2

suitable for cutting or piercing

"incisive teeth"

3

Intelligently analytical and concise.

Example Sentences
"an acute observer of politics and politicians" adjective
"incisive comments" adjective
"icy knifelike reasoning" adjective
"as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang" adjective
"penetrating insight" adjective
"frequent penetrative observations" adjective
"incisive teeth" adjective
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Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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