Mary's incisive questioning made it impossible for Tom to get away with his lies.
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Incisive
//ɪnˈsaɪ.sɪv//
Synonyms for "incisive" (155 found)
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Adjective(5 words)
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7 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- проницателен adj (quickly proceeding to judgment)
Catalan
1 entries- incisiu adj (quickly proceeding to judgment)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 門齒的 /门齿的 adj (relating to the incisors)
Finnish
1 entries- suoraviivainen adj (quickly proceeding to judgment)
French
1 entries- incisif adj (quickly proceeding to judgment)
Polish
1 entries- zdecydowany adj (quickly proceeding to judgment)
Spanish
1 entries- incisivo adj (quickly proceeding to judgment)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Thank you for the incisive analysis.
Source: tatoeba (9969666)
Your incisive criticism will deflate a lot of egos.
Source: tatoeba (10104674)
An incisive producer, who expressed vehement disapproval with my pitch upon my first sentence.
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