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incisive

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Clear, sharp, and perceptive in thought or expression.

Her incisive question exposed the proposal's central weakness.

Dictionary practice example.

An incisive follow-up from a listener brought him back to the central issue: who had authority to accept an item?