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1. (adj.) trenchant
incisive or keen, as language or a person; cutting:
trenchant wit.
2. trenchant
vigorous; energetic:
a trenchant policy of reform.
3. trenchant
clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME tranchaunt < AF; OF trenchant, prp. of trenchier to cut. See trench , -ant)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) searching, trenchant
having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
"searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"
2. (adj) hard-hitting, trenchant
characterized by or full of force and vigor
"a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"
3. (adj) clear-cut, distinct, 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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) trenchant
fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp
2. (verb) trenchant
fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit
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