Dictionary Entry
incisive
incisive is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting.
- 2adjective
Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the incisive bones, the premaxillaries.
- 3adjective
suitable for cutting or piercing
"incisive teeth"
- 4adjective
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
"an acute observer of politics and politicians"
"incisive comments"
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