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Meanings of incisiveness in English

Portuguese
incisividade
Catalan
mordacitat
Spanish
penetración

Keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect.

incisividade
Usage of incisiveness in English
1
Next, a resonant bass voice said with a sort of indolent incisiveness:
Through Russia
2
Today, the power, incisiveness and passion of Engels's polemic remain undiminished.
The Guardian
3
The balanced incisiveness of the tale seems almost anthropological, though infused with story.
The Guardian
4
It took Arsene Wenger's team much of the afternoon to rediscover their incisiveness.
The Irish Times
5
He realized again her clean-cut, finished daintiness, the incisiveness of voice and feature.
The Best Short Stories of 1915, and the Yearbook of the American...
6
He never quarreled with the directness and incisiveness of Cowperwood's action.
The Titan
7
Then, instead of raising his voice, he spoke with a sharp, stuttering incisiveness:
The Auction Block
8
His strange mental honesty, his courage, his brutal incisiveness, all had fascinated her.
The Heart of the Desert / Kut-Le of the Desert
9
The words fell brief and imperious, compelling in their incisiveness.
Greatheart
10
Yet the range and incisiveness of the exchanges is immense.
The Guardian
11
He spoke with a quiet self-possession and a pithy incisiveness which were altogether phenomenal.
Tales of Two Countries
12
There was pressure from Chelsea throughout the night, but Wenger's men preferred incisiveness to bustle.
The Guardian
13
Hibs' lack of incisiveness may have prompted the change effected by Collins at the interval.
The Guardian
14
Rather, it is sharpness of focus, unwavering line and Slavic incisiveness that grip the listener.
The Irish Times
15
Whatever the explanation, the visitors lacked incisiveness on Saturday.
The Guardian
16
Abby was attractive to men in spite of her smallness and leanness and incisiveness of manner.
The Portion of Labor
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Translations for incisiveness
Portuguese
incisividade
Incisiveness through the time
Incisiveness across language varieties
United Kingdom
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