v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incised p. pr. & vb. n. Incising. ] [ L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf. F. inciser. See Incide. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

I on thy grave this epitaph incise. T. Carew. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut off. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Cut in; carved; engraved. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Having deep and sharp notches, as a leaf or a petal. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an incised manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. incisio: cf. F. incision. See Incise. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of incising, or cutting into a substance; specifically: (Med.) the cutting action made during surgery to gain access to the body parts under the skin. Milton. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. That which is produced by incising; the separation of the parts of any substance made by a cutting or pointed instrument; a cut; a gash; specifically (Med.) the cut in the skin made during surgery to gain access to the interior of the body. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. incisif. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting; trenchant. “An incisive, high voice.” G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

And her incisive smile accrediting
That treason of false witness in my blush. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the incisive bones, the premaxillaries. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Clearly and succinctly stated, with penetrating insight into the issue at hand; as, an incisive comment. [ PJC ]

n. keenness and forcefulnelss of thought or expression or intellect.
Syn. -- trenchancy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Adapted for cutting; of or pertaining to the incisors; incisive; as, the incisor nerve; an incisor foramen; an incisor tooth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. ] (Anat.) One of the teeth in front of the canines in either jaw; an incisive tooth. See Tooth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the quality of cutting; incisor; incisive. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. incisura: cf. F. incisure. ] A cut; an incision; a gash. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]