trenchant
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adjective \-chənt\Definition of TRENCHANT
2
: vigorously effective and articulate <a trenchant analysis>; also : caustic <trenchant remarks>
3
a : sharply perceptive : penetrating <a trenchant view of current conditions> b : clear-cut, distinct <the trenchant divisions between right and wrong — Edith Wharton>
— tren·chant·ly adverb
See Examples of TRENCHANT
- a writer with a trenchant wit
- <even the most trenchant sword could not sever the bonds of loyalty between them>
Origin of TRENCHANT
Middle English trenchaunt, from Anglo-French, present participle of trencher
First Known Use: 14th century
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