Term Gallery logo

Meanings of incisiveness in inglês

português
incisividade
catalão
mordacitat
espanhol
penetración

Keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect.

        incisividade
        Sinônimos
        Examples for "trenchancy"
        Examples for "trenchancy"
        1
        However, she scarcely expressed her disapproval aloud with her usual trenchancy.
        The Coryston Family / A Novel
        2
        In it the farmers' representative expressed herself with the trenchancy we have come to associate with that lobby.
        The Irish Times
        3
        No zeal, no faith, no intellectual trenchancy, but as much low-minded geniality and trivial complaisance as you please.
        On Compromise
        4
        Such was the trenchancy and temper of his weapons that much of what he advanced has stood the test of time.
        The Age of the Reformation
        5
        But the ardour of the disciple pressed objections home with a trenchancy that is very unlike the sage distillations of the master.
        Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol. 1 of 2)
        Usage of incisiveness in inglês
        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
        About this term
        More collocations
        Translations for incisiveness
        português
        incisividade
        espanhol
        penetración
        Incisiveness through the time
        Incisiveness across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common