incisive
adjective
penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant.
incisiveness
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a word derived from
incisive.
Example Sentences
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Dean's secret weapon is the incisiveness of her lyrics, which paint instantly-recognisable vignettes of love.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Given so few runs to play with, England's bowlers needed to marry incisiveness with control.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025
Prescod is thoughtful and candid, but her incisiveness cuts only in certain directions.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2022
In that regard the incisiveness of Kienholz’s sculpture is on scorching display in its cruelest, most devastating image — that gray, oozing lump of nameless matter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2022
With his characteristic incisiveness, Isaac Newton later pointed out the obvious flaw in this idea.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
