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incisively

Main Entry:: in·ci·sive
Pronunciation:: \in-ˈsī-siv\
Function:: adjective
Date:: circa 1834

: impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) <an incisive analysis> <an incisive unsentimental writer>

— in·ci·sive·ly adverb

— in·ci·sive·ness noun

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