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incisive

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"Sharp and clear"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈsaɪ.sɪv/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ceiiinsvStarts with IEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. suitable for cutting or piercing

Word origin

Late Middle English (in the sense “cutting, penetrating”), borrowed from Medieval Latin incīsīvus, from incīdō (“to cut in, cut through”) + -īvus (“-ive”, adjectival suffix). Compare Middle French incisif.

Used in a sentence

  • An incisive producer, who expressed vehement disapproval with my pitch upon my first sentence.
  • An incisive, high voice.
  • And her incisive smile accrediting / That treason of false witness in my blush.

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