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• past tense form of incise.
• past participle of incise.

incised

American  

[in-sahyzd] / ɪnˈsaɪzd /

adjective

1. cut into.

   the incised material.

2. made by cutting.

   an incised pattern.

3. Medicine/Medical. made or cut cleanly, as if surgically; not ragged.

   an incised wound.

4. (of a leaf ) sharply, deeply, and somewhat irregularly notched.

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incised British  

/ ɪnˈsaɪzd /

adjective

1. cut into or engraved

   an incised surface

2. made by cutting or engraving

   an incised design

3. (of a wound) cleanly cut, as with a surgical knife

4. having margins that are sharply and deeply indented

   an incised leaf

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Other Word Forms

• unincised
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of incised

First recorded in 1590–1600; incise + -ed ²

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Example Sentences

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incised

The Etruscans are also known for their bucchero ceramics, pottery they made with an inventive process that turns red clay into glossy black pieces, which they sometimes incised.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

One intriguing discovery is a deep channel incised in Antarctica's bed in an area called the Maud Subglacial Basin.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

They found that the Martian valleys' branching angles "are more similar to terrestrial valley networks incised by overland flow, than valley networks incised by re-emerging groundwater flow."

From Salon ● May 16, 2025

Carved from wood as a durable, 3-foot-tall, totem-like column, it was then wrapped in linen, covered with smooth plaster and incised and painted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

The oldest preserved Chinese writing of the late Shang Dynasty consists of religious divination about dynastic affairs, incised into so-called oracle bones.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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