01 a. Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting;
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Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting;“And her incisive smile accrediting That treason of false witness in my blush.” — Mrs. Browning.
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Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the incisive bones, the premaxillaries.(Anat.)
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Clearly and succinctly stated, with penetrating insight into the issue at hand; as, an incisive comment.