8 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
adjective having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
adjective suitable for cutting or piercing
originLate Middle English (in the sense “cutting, penetrating”), borrowed from Medieval Latin incīsīvus, from incīdō (“to cut in, cut through”) + -īvus (“-ive”, adjectival suffix). Compare Middle French incisif.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0