incisive

adjective

/ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/

(approving)

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showing clear thought and good understanding of what is important, and the ability to express this
- incisive comments/criticism/analysis
- He had a clear, incisive mind.
Extra Examples
- She is an incisive critic of the current education system.
- Their comedy is savage and incisive.
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
showing somebody’s ability to take decisions and act with force
- an incisive performance
Topics Preferences and decisionsc2, Personal qualitiesc2

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘cutting, penetrating’): from medieval Latin incisivus, from Latin incidere ‘cut into’, from in- ‘into’ + caedere ‘to cut’.

单词	incisive
释义	incisive adjective /ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/ /ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/ (approving) jump to other results showing clear thought and good understanding of what is important, and the ability to express this incisive comments/criticism/analysis He had a clear, incisive mind. Extra Examples She is an incisive critic of the current education system. Their comedy is savage and incisive. Topics Personal qualitiesc2 showing somebody’s ability to take decisions and act with force an incisive performance Topics Preferences and decisionsc2, Personal qualitiesc2 Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘cutting, penetrating’): from medieval Latin incisivus, from Latin incidere ‘cut into’, from in- ‘into’ + caedere ‘to cut’.
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