Adjective : an incisive tone of voice. ,an incisive method of summarizing the issue. ,the incisive teeth. From Dictionary.com.
You may be confusing incisiveness with simplicity. From Wordnik.com. [Dems attacking Rush - trying to rob gun stores - E_Pluribus_Unum’s blog - RedState] Reference
He never quarreled with the directness and incisiveness of. From Wordnik.com. [The Titan] Reference
And, whether we admit it or not, we also value incisiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Discourse.net: Jotwell: The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)] Reference
We shall miss not only his incisiveness, experience and verve. From Wordnik.com. [ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE FUNERAL OF JOE SLOVO] Reference
Their incisiveness reminded me of my earlier encounter with him. From Wordnik.com. [SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT A STATE BANQUET IN HONOUR OF CHIEF JUSTICE CORBETT] Reference
Jeffrey's his criticism wanted incisiveness, but it wears better. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature] Reference
Matt O, your intelligence and incisiveness radiates like a stove. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » Friends in High Places] Reference
Next, a resonant bass voice said with a sort of indolent incisiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Through Russia] Reference
"What marvelous incisiveness you possess, Benny," his friend commented. From Wordnik.com. [White Ashes] Reference
There was no lack of fervor, or of speed, but, at times, of incisiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Music review: András Schiff at Strathmore] Reference
His reputation for incisiveness and canniness had to be based onsomething. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Apropos of Nothing] Reference
The press, with its usual incisiveness, let that comment stand at facevalue. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Would a “Wise Latina” Judge Reach “Better” Results than a White Male?] Reference
In fact, eye-popping eloquence and incisiveness is more likely a hindrance here. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » LawProfs for Sotomayor:] Reference
I agree with many of your stances and admire your incisiveness and combativeness. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Surely Melanie, your normal journalistic incisiveness has taken a leave of absence. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Because then they would have all the intellectual incisiveness of a presidential debate. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Should Hillary Clinton’s White House Records Be Disclosed?] Reference
There was an incisiveness -- a sharpness -- to her voice that made Grace look up a bit angrily. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Florida Or, Wintering in the Sunny South] Reference
The ruckus added an edge to the final 10 minutes, but Forest's incisiveness had long since deserted them. From Wordnik.com. [Lloyd Sam strikes again to earn Leeds a point against Nottingham Forest] Reference
He mused for a moment, and then his words came with the crisp incisiveness of a lawyer in cross-examination. From Wordnik.com. ['Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands] Reference
Only to Fat Joe did he dare pour out his soul with that vivid incisiveness which always held Joe spellbound. From Wordnik.com. [Then I'll Come Back to You] Reference
One will hear this in the deep insights, the well-wrought thought, the keen incisiveness, and the sharp wit. From Wordnik.com. [Cynthia Ozick.] Reference
'But you have known this for hours' -- there was even something of the Colonel's wife, authority, incisiveness. From Wordnik.com. [The Pool in the Desert] Reference
Judging by this snippet, some elements of the British press pack are living up to their reputation for incisiveness. From Wordnik.com. [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference
Of Preminger, Laura reveals his sharp intellect, good taste, wit, sense of craft, ease of delivery, incisiveness and economy. From Wordnik.com. [Candid Camera Dupes Critics ��� Sitcoms Are Hiring ��� Koppel's in the Clink ��� South Park 's Easy Way Out] Reference
Presumably Mr. Hume's incisiveness is maximally "above all" including his drollness which, as we've learned, is above his fairness. From Wordnik.com. [Jon Friedman to TV Journalists: Quit Your Banging] Reference
Charles Karel Bouley, at the Huffington Post, has a lacerating column today that is breathtaking for its incisiveness and audacity. From Wordnik.com. [2007 March « Lean Left] Reference
The voice of the prophet cut the laughter, with its supernatural incisiveness, so that it rose clear and distinct above the laughter. From Wordnik.com. [The Mark of the Beast] Reference
Moreso than anyone else in the country, Karlan wields the intellect, incisiveness, and accessibility to shift the Court's future direction. From Wordnik.com. ["We Need Courage": Will Obama Nominate a Justice Who Can Help Restore Justice?] Reference
Lincoln was a brilliant lawyer, who did his own thinking and writing and cut to the essence of hard legal issues with amazing incisiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Inside Professor Obama’s Classroom - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Its efficiency does not come of its incisiveness but of the bond of sympathy which comes to prevail between the instructor and his followers. From Wordnik.com. [The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2] Reference
"I can find time for that, even though ----" He paused, and then said, with quiet incisiveness, "Even though the Motor Pirate is upon the road again!". From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Pirate] Reference
The clamour lasted for a minute and then died away, and then with a cold incisiveness, in strange contrast with his previous manner, he addressed the crowd. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile] Reference
Glad to see that the years have not dimmed his incisiveness and wit. From Wordnik.com. [Out of the Cocoon] Reference
This is high-toned dodginess, insipidity masquerading as incisiveness. From Wordnik.com. [RealClearPolitics - Homepage] Reference
The Sopranos - Hill's real-life, non-actor parents play the Mum and Dad with casual incisiveness-sans left-wing politics or Journey hits. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily] Reference
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