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incisivo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • incisive adj Intelligently analytical and concise. (of a person or mental process)
  • pithy adj Expressed briefly but with a lot of meaning or force.
  • poignant adj Deeply moving, often with a touch of sadness.
  • punchy adj Forceful, direct, and effective, especially in writing or speech.

Senses

incisivo is used for these senses in English:

  • incisive Quickly proceeding to judgment and forceful in expression. (of an action)
  • incisor (anatomy, zootomy) A narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.
  • pithy Concise and meaningful.
  • poignant (figuratively, of a look, word) Incisive; penetrating; piercing.

incisive — full definition

  1. adj Intelligently analytical and concise. (of a person or mental process)
  2. adj Accurate and sharply focused. (of an account)
  3. adj Quickly proceeding to judgment and forceful in expression. (of an action)
  4. adj Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; trenchant.

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