incised

1 of 2

adjective

in·​cised in-ˈsīzd 

-ˈsīst

1

: cut in : engraved

especially : decorated with incised figures

2

: having a margin that is deeply and sharply notched

an incised leaf

incised

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of incise

Examples of incised in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Parker then stabbed the expectant mother 15 times and gave her 98 incised wounds. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026

Goncalves, meanwhile, was stabbed roughly 38 times, including 24 stab and incised wounds on her scalp, face, and neck, another 11 stab and incised wounds to the chest, and three stab and incised wounds of the upper extremities. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026

Ellen Greenberg, 27, was found in her apartment with nearly two dozen stab and incised wounds and a knife in her chest in January 2011, according to the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's office. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025

Works like Le Couple (1926) and Femme (plate III) (1927–29) reduce the human form to minimal shapes and incised lines, recalling stelae or ceremonial tablets. — Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

An autopsy determined that Burke died of multiple stab and incised wounds. — Erin McCarthy, Philly.com, 5 June 2018

Archaeologists have found 27 incised stones that they have been marked intentionally for a greater purpose. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 3 May 2018

Other wooden objects are gilded to reflect light or wrapped in incised gold sheets, while carved and painted alabaster, a soft and translucent stone that absorbs light in a gentle glow, is common. — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 29 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for incised

• advertised
• agonized
• amortized
• analysed
• analyzed
• anglicised
• anglicized
• anodized
• atomized
• authorised
• authorized
• brutalized

Medical Definition

incised

adjective

of a cut or wound

: made with or as if with a sharp knife or scalpel : clean and well-defined