Definition of trenchant

adjective (a)

• Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. (adjective)

  source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

• having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect (adj.all)

  Synonym: searching
  

  Example:
  Trenchant criticism.
  

  source: wordnet30
• characterized by or full of force and vigor (adj.all)

  Synonym: hard-hitting
  

  Example:
  A trenchant argument.
  

  source: wordnet30
• clearly or sharply defined to the mind (adj.all)

  Synonym: clear-cut, distinct
  

  Example:
  Trenchant distinctions between right and wrong.
  

  source: wordnet30

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