incisive
adjective
Origin of incisive
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trenchant, penetrating, piercing, concise, scathing, acerbic, sardonic, satirical, succinct, caustic, biting, mordant, terse, acute, bright, clever, keen, perspicacious, profound, sharpExamples from the Web for incisive
Contemporary Examples of incisive
His correspondence, much of which survives, is that of an incisive and articulate observer.
John Jenkins describes Miller as an “incisive witness both to scientific acumen and religious belief.”
But unlike Bloom and Eagleton, his books have been, while erudite and incisive, unashamedly populist.
It took time, but Hemingway eventually met his match in the incisive Kenneth Lynn.
The ideas in these comics are more subtle and incisive than simply depicting the imprisonment of the capitalist metropolis.
Historical Examples of incisive
But incisive native writing about American traits is not lacking.
The American MindBliss Perry
"Yes, it is Florent," she said presently, in incisive tones.
The Fat and the ThinEmile Zola
Each quiet, incisive word that Chet spoke was clearly heard.
The Finding of HaldgrenCharles Willard Diffin
How disagreeable he must have made himself, to render her so sharp and so incisive all at once.
Luttrell Of ArranCharles James Lever
"It was sold for money, I suppose," he said with studied and incisive calmness.
An Outcast of the IslandsJoseph Conrad