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type | s |
lex_filenum | 00 |
def | having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions |
examples | an acute observer of politics and politicians incisive comments icy knifelike reasoning as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang penetrating insight frequent penetrative observations |
Outgoing links | |
Similar to | perceptive |
Derivationally related form | sharp → sharpness |
Derivationally related form | penetrative → penetrate |
Derivationally related form | keen → keenness |
Derivationally related form | incisive → incisiveness |
Derivationally related form | acute → acuteness |
Incoming links | |
Similar to | perceptive |
Derived from adjective | incisively → incisive |
Derived from adjective | keenly → keen |
Derived from adjective | penetratively → penetrative |
Derived from adjective | penetratingly → penetrating |
Derived from adjective | acutely → acute |
Derivationally related form | incisiveness → incisive |
Derivationally related form | keenness → keen |
Derivationally related form | sharpness → sharp |
Derivationally related form | acuteness → acute |
Derivationally related form | penetrate → penetrative |
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