incisive

The definition of incisive is someone or something accurate, clear thinking or well focused.

(adjective)

An owner of a successful new restaurant who is smart, thinks clearly and sees things clearly is an example of someone who would be described as incisive.

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See incisive in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. cutting into
  2. sharp; keen; penetrating; acute: an incisive mind
  3. of the incisors

Origin: ML incisivus < L incisus: see incise

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See incisive in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression: an incisive mind; incisive comments.

Related Forms:

  • in·ciˈsive·ly adverb
  • in·ciˈsive·ness noun

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