incisive
adjective
penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant.
incisiveness
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a word derived from
incisive.
Example Sentences
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Given so few runs to play with, England's bowlers needed to marry incisiveness with control.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025
But while Eidevall may have wanted to see some sharper passing and a bit more incisiveness around the penalty area, the manner in which they stuck to their task must have encouraged him.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2024
Yet revisiting the album makes clear she accomplished what she set out to do: Her best songs here represent a high point in her immense catalog, with an emotional and intellectual incisiveness she’s never surpassed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
Over a 19-year career, through power and incisiveness, the soccer ball would usually find its way into the net.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2022
With his characteristic incisiveness, Isaac Newton later pointed out the obvious flaw in this idea.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
