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incised

incised adjective: cut, particularly with a V shape. Also the simple past and past participle of incise.

Adjective

incised (comparative more incised, superlative most incised)

  1. cut, particularly with a V shape

Also used as

incised is also the simple past and past participle of incise.

Examples of incised in a sentence

  • The meander in the river had been become incised as a result of tectonic uplift.
  • The executioner’s blade is incised with Christ’s crown of thorns, and with the words of a prayer.
  • Sunken relief is also known as incised, coelanaglyphic, and intaglio relief.

All 19 example sentences with incised

Forms of incised

comparativemore incised
superlativemost incised

Words formed from incised

Phrases with incised

Questions about incised

What does incised mean?
Incised means cut, particularly with a V shape.
What part of speech is incised?
Incised is an adjective.

Words near incised in the dictionary

  1. incircumspectly
  2. incirrate
  3. incirrates
  4. incisal
  5. incise
  6. incised
  7. incised meander
  8. incised meanders
  9. incisely
  10. incises
  11. incisiform

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