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incisive

/ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/adjective

उच्चारण इन्साइसिव

पैना, तीक्ष्ण, सटीक, मार्मिक

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adjective
  1. 1

    approving

    showing clear thought and good understanding of what is important, and the ability to express this

    पैना, तीक्ष्ण, सटीक, मार्मिक

    • incisive comments on the budget
    • an incisive mind
    • Her incisive analysis of the poem impressed the examiner.
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    • The editor wrote an incisive article on the state of public schools.
    • He asked a few incisive questions and found the error.

    Synonyms penetrating sharp acute perceptive trenchant

    Opposite vague woolly superficial dull

  2. 2

    showing determination and the ability to act quickly

    निर्णायक, दृढ़

    • an incisive leader
    • Radhika's incisive questions helped the committee understand the real problem very quickly.
    • The captain took incisive action and changed the bowler at once.
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    • An incisive decision at the right time saved the company.
    • The new manager's incisive leadership turned the team around.

    Synonyms decisive forceful resolute

    Opposite indecisive hesitant

◇Word family
incision nounincisor noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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in·ci·sive

With -cisive (not 'insisive' or 'incicive').

अंत में -cisive ('insisive' या 'incicive' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the sharp-mind words together: incisive, trenchant (strong and clear in criticism), penetrating, astute, perspicacious.

तीक्ष्ण बुद्धि के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: incisive, trenchant (आलोचना में तीखा और स्पष्ट), penetrating, astute, perspicacious।

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Latin incidere, to cut, as in incision (a cut made in surgery) and incisor (a front cutting tooth).

Latin incidere, काटना, से, incision (सर्जरी में चीरा) और incisor (आगे का काटने वाला दाँत) की तरह।