incisive
C1CEFR level
50/100Rarity: uncommon
NeutralRegister
General adjective
Sharp, penetrating and clear in thought or expression.
A few incisive questions exposed the weakness of her argument.
Business adjective
Showing sharp, penetrating judgment and getting quickly to the heart of an issue.
Her incisive questioning during the strategy review exposed the flawed assumption behind the entire plan.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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