trenchant

trench·ant

T0339000 (trĕn′chənt)adj.1. Forceful and clear; penetrating: a trenchant argument.2. Caustic; cutting: a trenchant wit.3. Distinct; clear-cut: "The times were felt to require ... trenchant distinctions between good and bad, right and wrong" (David Simpson).

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[Middle English, from Old French, cutting, from present participle of trenchier, to cut; see trench.]

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trench′an·cy n.trench′ant·ly adv.

trenchant

(ˈtrɛntʃənt) adj1. keen or incisive: trenchant criticism. 2. vigorous and effective: a trenchant foreign policy. 3. distinctly defined: a trenchant outline. 4. archaic or poetic sharp: a trenchant sword. [C14: from Old French trenchant cutting, from trenchier to cut; see trench] ˈtrenchancy n ˈtrenchantly adv

trench•ant

(ˈtrɛn tʃənt)

adj. 1. incisive or keen, as language or a person; cutting: trenchant wit. 2. vigorous; energetic: a trenchant policy of reform. 3. clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct. [1275–1325; Middle English tranchaunt < Anglo-French; Old French trenchant, present participle of trenchier to cut. See trench, -ant] trench′an•cy, n. trench′ant•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	trenchant - having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"searchingintelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
	2.	trenchant - characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"hard-hittingeffective, effectual, efficacious - producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"
	3.	trenchant - clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"clear-cut, distinctclear - readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"

trenchant

adjective1. scathing, pointed, cutting, biting, sharp, keen, acute, severe, acid, penetrating, tart, pungent, incisive, hurtful, sarcastic, caustic, astringent, vitriolic, acerbic, piquant, mordant, acidulous, mordacious He was shattered by the trenchant criticism.
scathing kind, soothing, appeasing, mollifying2. clear, driving, strong, powerful, effective, distinct, crisp, explicit, vigorous, potent, energetic, clear-cut, forceful, emphatic, unequivocal, salient, well-defined, effectual, distinctly defined His comment was trenchant and perceptive.
clear obscure, vague, unclear, woolly, nebulous, ill-defined, indistinct

trenchant

adjective1. Possessing or displaying perceptions of great accuracy and sensitivity:acute, incisive, keen, penetrating, perceptive, probing, sensitive, sharp.2. So sharp as to cause mental pain:acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, sharp, slashing, stinging, truculent, vitriolic.

Translations

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