Incisive
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

KEEN
A funeral lament sung with loud wailing

TART
Harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"

GOGO

ACID
Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

5 letters

ZIPPY
Quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

ZESTY
Marked by spirited enjoyment

VIVID
(of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue"

VITAL
Full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"

TERSE
Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

ROUGH
Of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

PEPPY
Marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"

LUSTY
Endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health"

HARSH
Sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"

EDGED
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"

GUTSY
Marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist; "a gutsy red wine"

CANNY
Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

BRISK
Quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

ACRID
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

ACERB
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

ACUTE
A mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

SHARP
Quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"

6 letters

STRONG
Being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor"

SNAPPY
Quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

SINEWY
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"

SHREWD
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

ROBUST
Rough and crude; "a robust tale"

SEVERE
Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"

PUNCHY

LIVING
Still in existence; "the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil"; "the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania"

LIVELY
Full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"

ICONIC
Relating to or having the characteristics on an icon

HEARTY
Consuming abundantly and with gusto; "a hearty (or healthy) appetite"

COGENT
Powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"

FIERCE
Marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"

BITTER
The taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

BITING
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

ASTUTE
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

ARGUTE

ACTIVE
Chemical agent capable of activity

ACIDIC
Being sour to the taste

7 letters

ZESTFUL
Marked by spirited enjoyment

VIOLENT
Characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode

VIBRANT
Of sounds that are strong and resonating; "the men's vibrant voices"

TELLING
Informing by words

SINEWED

PUNGENT
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

POINTED
Direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction"

NERVOUS
Easily agitated; "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred"

MORDANT
A substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process

KINETIC
Supplying motive force; "the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor

INTENSE
(of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue"

GRAPHIC
An image that is generated by a computer

DYNAMIC
(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

DRIVING
The act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

CYNICAL
Believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

CAUSTIC
Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

ACERBIC
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

STABBED

CUTTING
The act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"

POWEFUL

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POWERFUL
Strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow"

POIGNANT
Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety"

IRONICAL
Humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"

INCISIVE
Suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"

FORCIBLE
Impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"

FORCEFUL
Forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"

EMPHATIC
Forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"

DISTINCT
Clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

DEFINITE
Known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"

ELOQUENT
Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"

CRITICAL
Of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism; "critical acclaim"

CLEARCUT

ANIMATED
Having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"

ACERBATE
Make sour or bitter

VIRULENT
Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"

VIGOROUS
Strong and active physically or mentally; "a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"- W.H.Hudson

VEHEMENT
Characterized by great force or energy; "vehement deluges of rain"; "vehement clapping"; "a vehement defense"

STRIDENT
Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"

TAKEOVER
A change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation

STRIKING
The act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"

STINGING
A kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"

SPANKING
The act of slapping on the buttocks; "he gave the brat a good spanking"

SPIRITED
Willing to face danger

SMACKING
The act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

PIERCING
Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

SLASHING
As if striking with slashing blows; "his slashing demon-ridden cadenza"

SCATHING
Marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"

SARDONIC
Disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman

RIGOROUS
Rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"

LUMINOUS
Softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"

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LUMINIOUS

AGRESSIVE

TRENCHANT
Characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"

KNIFELIKE
Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

FORSEEING

WITHERING
Making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert

VIVACIOUS
Vigorous and animated; "a vibrant group that challenged the system"; "a charming and vivacious hostess"; "a vivacious folk dance"

VITRIOLIC
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

STRINGENT
Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"

STRENUOUS
Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt