incisive
adjective
penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant.
incisiveness
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a word derived from
incisive.
Example Sentences
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They dominated midfield, had incisiveness through Mikey Moore and a goal from Dujon Sterling.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
The frontman seems to somehow anchor the rhythmic chaos, warbling words that swerve wildly between incisiveness and irreverence; wisdom and wonderful nonsense.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
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
