Question

incisive A few incisive questions were all that was needed to expose the weakness in the prosecutor's case. ˌɪnˈsaɪsɪv

Accepted Answer

Impressively direct and decisive. From its roots, incise means basically “to cut into.” So just as a doctor uses a scalpel to make an incision in the skin, an incisive remark cuts into the matter at hand. A good analyst makes incisive comments about a news story, cutting through the unimportant details, and a good critic incisively identifies a book's strengths and weaknesses

word	incisive
definition	Impressively direct and decisive.
eg_sentence	A few incisive questions were all that was needed to expose the weakness in the prosecutor's case.
explanation	From its roots, incise means basically “to cut into.” So just as a doctor uses a scalpel to make an incision in the skin, an incisive remark cuts into the matter at hand. A good analyst makes incisive comments about a news story, cutting through the unimportant details, and a good critic incisively identifies a book's strengths and weaknesses
IPA	ˌɪnˈsaɪsɪv

Incisive Good Impressively Direct Decisive Questions Needed Expose