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trenchant
trenchant
adjective
Definition of TRENCHANT
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something <even the most trenchant sword could not sever the bonds of loyalty between them>
Related Words clawlike, daggerlike, knifelike; jabbing, jagged, lacerating, piercing, scratching, stabbing; pointed, pointy, spiky (also spikey)
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