How to pronounce incisive
American English pronunciation
in-SY-siv
- IPA
- /ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/
- Syllables
- in · SY · siv (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What incisive means
Sharp and clear in thinking, getting right to the point
In a sentence: Her incisive question showed that she had really understood the story.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning "to cut into." Incisors, your front cutting teeth, come from the same Latin word.
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