incisive
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(satellite adjective) suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle" |
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Synonyms: piercing |
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(satellite adjective) very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation; "an incisive mind"; "a keen intelligence"; "of sharp and active intellect" |
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Synonyms: keen, sharp |
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(satellite adjective) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" |
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Synonyms: acute, discriminating, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp |
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