incisiveadj.n.

Brit.

/ɪnˈsʌɪsɪv/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈsaɪsɪv/

Forms: Also 1500s inscisive.

Etymology: < medieval Latin incīsīvus, < incīs- (see incise v.) + -ive suffix: compare French incisif (13–14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

A. adj.

1. Having the quality of incising or cutting into something; cutting, penetrating with a sharp edge.

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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > cutting > [adjective]

carving?c1225

flyschand?a1400

gashing1566

scorching1570

slicing1578

incisive1598

rescindent1598

hacking1602

dismangling1659

inciding1739

slashing1827

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 14 b/2 Inscisive or cuttinge pinser or tonges, to cutt of any splinters of bone.

1767 B. Gooch Pract. Treat. Wounds I. 155 Take off the points of the needles or pins with incisive pincers.

1883 Harper's Mag. Nov. 824/2 The wet sand..is fed into the opening, and..produces an incisive friction.

2. Anatomy. Applied to the incisor teeth (French dents incisives; see incisor n.); and hence to parts or structures connected with these, as the incisive bones = the premaxillary bones.

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the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > types or spec. teeth > [adjective] > front or incisor

incisory1594

incisive1804

incisor1886

incisal1916

1804 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 12 549 In the first..the canine and incisive teeth, and in the latter the incisives only, perform the most essential part of mastication.

1842 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (ed. 2) 34 Beneath the nasal spine, and above the two superior incisor teeth, is a slight depression, the incisive or myrtiform fossa.

1847 D. T. Ansted Anc. World xv. 355 The incisive teeth and the extremities of the jaws.

†3. Sharp or keen in physical qualities or effects; cutting, piercing; in old Medicine and Physiology, having the quality of ‘cutting’ or loosening viscid humours (see incide v.¹ 2). Obsolete.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > of action: involving or requiring vigour > vigorous or intense in operation

strongeOE

smartc1300

steevec1300

keen1340

piercinga1400

perceantc1400

forta1513

incisive1528

vigorous1548

forcible1555

emphatical1581

searching1590

nervous1616

strenuous1632

arrowy1650

intent1650

urging1658

sinewous1663

emphatic1689

drastic1808

needling1839

shrewd1842

gimlet1894

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [adjective] > resolving or dispersing

resolvinga1398

incisive1528

discussing1559

discussive1565

discutient1575

resolvent1655

tmetic1661

discussory1678

inciding1678

incident1855

1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. P iv Whey..is incisiue or subtile.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1187 Now this aire by..incisive qualitie thereof, piercing in to the brasse..forceth out of it a deale of rust.

1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. iv. 134/2 The acid being alone becomes incisive, and prick the Nervi Gustantes by their points.

4. figurative. Sharp or keen in mental qualities; producing a highly clear and impressive mental effect; penetrating, acute, trenchant.

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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective]

sharpc888

yepec1000

spacka1200

yare-witelc1275

fellc1300

yap13..

seeinga1382

far-castinga1387

sightya1400

perceivinga1425

snellc1425

politic?a1439

quickc1449

pregnant?a1475

pert1484

quick-wittedc1525

apt1535

intelligentc1540

queemc1540

ready-witted1576

political1577

of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579

conceited1583

perspicuous1584

sharp-witteda1586

shrewd1589

inseeing1590

conceived1596

acute1598

pregnate1598

agile1599

nimble-headed1601

insighted1602

nimble1604

nimble-witted1604

penetrant1605

penetrating1606

spraga1616

acuminous1619

discoursing1625

smart1639

penetrativea1641

sagacious1650

nasute1653

acuminate1654

blunt-sharpa1661

long-headed1665

smoky1688

rapid1693

keen1704

gash1706

snack1710

cute1731

mobile1778

wide awake1785

acuminated1786

quick-minded1789

kicky1790

snap1790

downy1803

snacky1806

unbaffleable1827

varmint1829

needle-sharp1836

nimble-brained1836

incisivea1850

spry1849

fast1850

snappy1871

hard-boiled1884

on the spot1903

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] > incisive

trenchanta1325

eagera1382

keena1400

tuant1672

tranchant1776

incisivea1850

a1850 M. F. Ossoli At Home & Abroad (1860) 239 Their talk is..picturesque and what the French call incisive.

1854 R. W. Emerson Poetry & Imag. in Wks. (1906) III. 162 An idea steeped in verse becomes suddenly more incisive and more brilliant.

1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh ii. 68 Her incisive smile.

1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. iii. 48 She said this in an incisive tone.

1880 Times 27 Dec. 7/1 Lord Grey always writes in an incisive and pungent style.

B. n.

†1. Medicine. An ‘incisive’ drug: see A. 3. Obsolete.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [noun] > medicine resolving or dispersing

resolutivea1400

resolver?a1450

digester1578

discussive1583

discutient1585

discusser1617

resolvent1676

incider1722

incisive1726

incident1753

discutant1817

1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture II. 107/2 Physicians, for the cure of..Fevers, order the use of the juice of squills and of incisives.

a. Anatomy. An incisor tooth.

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the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > types or spec. teeth > [noun] > front or incisor

fore-toothc1000

cutter1579

shearer1610

shredder1650

incisora1682

incisive1804

incisor tooth1830

1804 [see sense A. 2].

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b. Entomology. ‘The incisive edge of the mandible of a beetle’ ( Cent. Dict.).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	incisive
释义	incisiveadj.n. Brit. /ɪnˈsʌɪsɪv/, U.S. /ᵻnˈsaɪsɪv/ Forms: Also 1500s inscisive. Etymology: < medieval Latin incīsīvus, < incīs- (see incise v.) + -ive suffix: compare French incisif (13–14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). A. adj. 1. Having the quality of incising or cutting into something; cutting, penetrating with a sharp edge. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > cutting > [adjective] carving?c1225 flyschand?a1400 gashing1566 scorching1570 slicing1578 incisive1598 rescindent1598 hacking1602 dismangling1659 inciding1739 slashing1827 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 14 b/2 Inscisive or cuttinge pinser or tonges, to cutt of any splinters of bone. 1767 B. Gooch Pract. Treat. Wounds I. 155 Take off the points of the needles or pins with incisive pincers. 1883 Harper's Mag. Nov. 824/2 The wet sand..is fed into the opening, and..produces an incisive friction. 2. Anatomy. Applied to the incisor teeth (French dents incisives; see incisor n.); and hence to parts or structures connected with these, as the incisive bones = the premaxillary bones. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > types or spec. teeth > [adjective] > front or incisor incisory1594 incisive1804 incisor1886 incisal1916 1804 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 12 549 In the first..the canine and incisive teeth, and in the latter the incisives only, perform the most essential part of mastication. 1842 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (ed. 2) 34 Beneath the nasal spine, and above the two superior incisor teeth, is a slight depression, the incisive or myrtiform fossa. 1847 D. T. Ansted Anc. World xv. 355 The incisive teeth and the extremities of the jaws. †3. Sharp or keen in physical qualities or effects; cutting, piercing; in old Medicine and Physiology, having the quality of ‘cutting’ or loosening viscid humours (see incide v.¹ 2). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > of action: involving or requiring vigour > vigorous or intense in operation strongeOE smartc1300 steevec1300 keen1340 piercinga1400 perceantc1400 forta1513 incisive1528 vigorous1548 forcible1555 emphatical1581 searching1590 nervous1616 strenuous1632 arrowy1650 intent1650 urging1658 sinewous1663 emphatic1689 drastic1808 needling1839 shrewd1842 gimlet1894 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [adjective] > resolving or dispersing resolvinga1398 incisive1528 discussing1559 discussive1565 discutient1575 resolvent1655 tmetic1661 discussory1678 inciding1678 incident1855 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. P iv Whey..is incisiue or subtile. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1187 Now this aire by..incisive qualitie thereof, piercing in to the brasse..forceth out of it a deale of rust. 1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. iv. 134/2 The acid being alone becomes incisive, and prick the Nervi Gustantes by their points. 4. figurative. Sharp or keen in mental qualities; producing a highly clear and impressive mental effect; penetrating, acute, trenchant. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] sharpc888 yepec1000 spacka1200 yare-witelc1275 fellc1300 yap13.. seeinga1382 far-castinga1387 sightya1400 perceivinga1425 snellc1425 politic?a1439 quickc1449 pregnant?a1475 pert1484 quick-wittedc1525 apt1535 intelligentc1540 queemc1540 ready-witted1576 political1577 of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579 conceited1583 perspicuous1584 sharp-witteda1586 shrewd1589 inseeing1590 conceived1596 acute1598 pregnate1598 agile1599 nimble-headed1601 insighted1602 nimble1604 nimble-witted1604 penetrant1605 penetrating1606 spraga1616 acuminous1619 discoursing1625 smart1639 penetrativea1641 sagacious1650 nasute1653 acuminate1654 blunt-sharpa1661 long-headed1665 smoky1688 rapid1693 keen1704 gash1706 snack1710 cute1731 mobile1778 wide awake1785 acuminated1786 quick-minded1789 kicky1790 snap1790 downy1803 snacky1806 unbaffleable1827 varmint1829 needle-sharp1836 nimble-brained1836 incisivea1850 spry1849 fast1850 snappy1871 hard-boiled1884 on the spot1903 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] > incisive trenchanta1325 eagera1382 keena1400 tuant1672 tranchant1776 incisivea1850 a1850 M. F. Ossoli At Home & Abroad (1860) 239 Their talk is..picturesque and what the French call incisive. 1854 R. W. Emerson Poetry & Imag. in Wks. (1906) III. 162 An idea steeped in verse becomes suddenly more incisive and more brilliant. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh ii. 68 Her incisive smile. 1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. iii. 48 She said this in an incisive tone. 1880 Times 27 Dec. 7/1 Lord Grey always writes in an incisive and pungent style. B. n. †1. Medicine. An ‘incisive’ drug: see A. 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [noun] > medicine resolving or dispersing resolutivea1400 resolver?a1450 digester1578 discussive1583 discutient1585 discusser1617 resolvent1676 incider1722 incisive1726 incident1753 discutant1817 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture II. 107/2 Physicians, for the cure of..Fevers, order the use of the juice of squills and of incisives. 2. a. Anatomy. An incisor tooth. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > types or spec. teeth > [noun] > front or incisor fore-toothc1000 cutter1579 shearer1610 shredder1650 incisora1682 incisive1804 incisor tooth1830 1804 [see sense A. 2]. Categories » b. Entomology. ‘The incisive edge of the mandible of a beetle’ ( Cent. Dict.). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1528
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