Related Words for trenchant

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clear
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searching
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intelligent
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effective
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effectual
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efficacious
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distinct
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cogent
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incisive
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pithy
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acerbic
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sardonic
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scathing
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strident
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apposite
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perceptive
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unsentimental
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poignant
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vehement
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provocative
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erudite
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eloquent
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satiric
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terse
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insightful
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astute
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polemical
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salutary
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succinct
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revelatory
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salient
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weighty
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droll
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nuanced
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witty
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prescient
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forthright
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characteristically
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masterly
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thoroughgoing
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magisterial
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startlingly
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astringent
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fulsome
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forceful
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flinty
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heartrending
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blunt
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pungent
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judicious
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pertinent
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unflinching
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sagacious
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piquant
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riveting
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compelling
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disquieting
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tuneful
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peremptory
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adroit
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iconoclastic
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astonishingly
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vitriolic
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glib
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allusive
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rueful
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scintillating
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uncommonly
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devastatingly
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critique
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profound
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idiosyncratic
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potent
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impassioned
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counterpoint
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portentous
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snide
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disquisition
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disdainful
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sharp
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topical
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lyrical
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puerile
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thoughtful
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bristling
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lucid
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incomparably
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resolute
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caustic
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uncompromising
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riposte
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frighteningly
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pugnacious
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blithe
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brilliant
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articulate
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dispassionate
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fatuous
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shrewd
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stabbing
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truculent
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rapier
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serrated
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eager
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scorching
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picked
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tart
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smart
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brusque
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brutal
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cunning
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brute
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tort
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barbed
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criticisms
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satire
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critic
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pen
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editorials
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wit
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sarcasm
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indictment
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blade
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commentary
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comment
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irony
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swords
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remarks
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phrase
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prose
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observations
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aches
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adhering
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advanced
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ancient
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assertive
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barren
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cargoes
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cheering
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decisive
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direct
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flippant
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hard
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heavy
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ironical
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laconic
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laudatory
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lone
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mordant
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moving
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pains
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picturesque
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plausibility
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sarcastic
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shallow
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soft
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toothless
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gloss
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blow
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pidgin
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butt
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bundle
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stonewall
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fall
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die
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backwater
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dicky
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