• adj.
    ⦿having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
    lexical concept
  • an acute observer of politics and politicians
  • as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
  • frequent penetrative observations
  • icy knifelike reasoning
  • incisive comments
  • penetrating insight

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechadjective satellite
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:incisive
  2. enl:penetrating
  3. enl:sharp
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skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:label
  • acutediscriminatingincisivekeenknifelikepenetratingpenetrativepiercingsharp
  • discriminating