incisive
clear, brief and direct
TRANSLATION
einschneidend, prägnant, schneidend
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) comedian said: "I have always believed that there should be no subject about which one cannot make jokes, religion included. For telling a good and INCISIVE religious joke, you should be praised."
(BBC News - 17 Oct. 2001)
(BBC News - 17 Oct. 2001)
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Penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression: "an incisive mind; incisive comments"
Synonyms:
incisive, trenchant, biting, cutting, crisp
These adjectives refer to keenness and forcefulness of thought, expression, or intellect.
INCISIVE and TRENCHANT suggest penetration to the heart of a subject and clear, sharp, and vigorous expression: an incisive report; trenchant wit.
BITING and CUTTING often have a sarcastic or sardonic quality capable of wounding or stinging:
"Biting remarks revealed her attitude of contempt" (D.H. Lawrence).
"He can say the driest, most cutting things in the quietest of tones" (Charlotte Brontë).
CRISP suggests clarity, conciseness, and briskness: a crisp retort.
Penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression: "an incisive mind; incisive comments"
Synonyms:
incisive, trenchant, biting, cutting, crisp
These adjectives refer to keenness and forcefulness of thought, expression, or intellect.
INCISIVE and TRENCHANT suggest penetration to the heart of a subject and clear, sharp, and vigorous expression: an incisive report; trenchant wit.
BITING and CUTTING often have a sarcastic or sardonic quality capable of wounding or stinging:
"Biting remarks revealed her attitude of contempt" (D.H. Lawrence).
"He can say the driest, most cutting things in the quietest of tones" (Charlotte Brontë).
CRISP suggests clarity, conciseness, and briskness: a crisp retort.
