Incisive

adjective/ɪnˈsaɪ.sɪv/character

Definition

Intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.

Etymology

Late 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.

Synonyms

decisive, forthright

In a sentence

Her incisive analysis cut through the noise.