incisivelyadv.
/ɪnˈsʌɪsɪvli/ In an incisive manner or style (literal and figurative).
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > cutting > [adverb]
snipa1661
stabbingly1673
clippingly1849
incisively1871
the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb] > with vigour or intensity of operation or effect
swithlyc888
mightilyeOE
strongeOE
fastlyOE
stronglyOE
smartlyc1225
smartc1300
mightlya1393
freshlyc1425
almightily1609
feckfullya1614
shrewly1707
vivaciouslya1711
keenly1837
drivingly1842
drastically1850
incisively1871
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adverb] > incisively
trenchantlya1325
keenlya1400
incisively1871
1871 Athenæum 2 Dec. 714 Equally incisively are the good people of Middlemarch brought before us face to face.
1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 72/2 Some of the turning tools for iron also act incisively.
1894 Chicago Advance 24 May [He] holds his convictions clearly and expresses them incisively and boldly.
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