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incisively

/ˌɪnˈsaɪ.səv.li/

incisively adverb: in an incisive manner.

Adverb

incisively (comparative more incisively, superlative most incisively)

  1. In an incisive manner.
    • `Yesterday,' said Rupert Hardman, incisively, forensically.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 230

Forms of incisively

comparativemore incisively
superlativemost incisively

Origin of incisively

From incisive + -ly.

Questions about incisively

What does incisively mean?
Incisively means in an incisive manner.
What part of speech is incisively?
Incisively is an adverb.
How do you pronounce incisively?
Incisively is pronounced /ˌɪnˈsaɪ.səv.li/.

Words near incisively in the dictionary

  1. incisive bones
  2. incisive canal
  3. incisive canals
  4. incisive fossa
  5. incisive fossae
  6. incisively
  7. incisiveness
  8. incisiviform
  9. incisiviforms
  10. incisivity
  11. incisocervical

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