Adjective

(en adjective)

Quickly proceeding to judgment and forceful in expression; decisive; forthright.

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Intelligently analytical and concise.

Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting.

* G. Eliot

An incisive , high voice.

* Mrs. Browning

And her incisive smile accrediting / That treason of false witness in my blush.

(anatomy) Of or relating to the incisors.

Adjective

(er)

Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.

Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.

Mildly risque, exciting.

She wore a racy dress that was just barely appropriate for the occasion.