2022-02-02 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – D - decisive & incisive

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2022-02-02

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – D - decisive & incisive

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Dictionary.com:

ออกเสียง decisive = “ih-SAHY-siv”

ออกเสียง incisive =  “in-SAHY-siv”

 

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:

decisive & incisive

Decisive means 

“conclusive,” “final,” 

“having the power of putting an end to something”: 

“This was the decisive battle of the entire war.”

“The lawyer’s final agreement to the jury was decisive in arriving at a verdict.”

Incisive means 

“sharp,” “keen,” “penetrating”: 

“The last speaker was blunt and incisive in his remarks. In fact, his appeal was so incisive that it turned out to be a decisive factor in the campaign.”

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Choose the Right Synonym for decisive

Conclusive, Decisive, Determinative, Definitive 

mean bringing to an end.

Conclusive applies to reasoning or logical proof that puts an end to debate or questioning.  

conclusive evidence

Decisive may apply to something that ends a controversy, a contest, or any uncertainty.  

a decisive battle

Determinative adds an implication of giving a fixed character or direction.  

the determinative factor in the court's decision

Definitive applies to what is put forth as final and permanent.  

the definitive biography 

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Did you know?

Incisive has meant "impressively direct and decisive" 

since around 1834 and derives from the Latin verb caedere, 

meaning "to cut." 

Its linguistic kin include many 

cuttings from the fruitful stem caedere,

such as scissors, chisel, incise ("to cut into or engrave"), 

excise ("to remove by cutting"), 

incisor ("a front tooth typically adapted for cutting"), 

incision ("cut" or "gash"), precise ("minutely exact"), and concise ("brief"). 

 

Incisive also carries a couple of lesser-known 

literal meanings relating to cutting: 

"having a cutting edge or piercing point" (as in "incisive fangs"), 

and, in dentistry, "of, relating to, or situated near the incisors."

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Words at Play

incisive

Definition:

very clear and direct : 

able to explain difficult ideas clearly and confidently

 

Example:

"This is beginning to resemble Jorge Luis Borges' 

incisive line about the 1982 [Falklands] war 

- two bald men fighting over a comb." - Ben Winkley, Wall Street Journal, November 29, 2013

 

About the Word:

The incisive person cuts through things and gets to the point. 

The original meaning of incisive, from around 1600, 

was "having a cutting edge or piercing point." 

Incisive and the cutting incisor teeth are related.