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INCISIVELY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does incisively mean?
• INCISIVELY (adverb)
The adverb INCISIVELY has 2 senses:
1. in an incisive manner
2. in a precise manner
Familiarity information: INCISIVELY used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an incisive manner
Context example:
he was incisively critical
Pertainym:
incisive (having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In a precise manner
Synonyms:
exactly; incisively; precisely
Context example:
she always expressed herself precisely
Context examples
"And it is that, the children, that makes Mr. Eden impossible," Mrs. Morse went on incisively.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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