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trenchant

adjective tren·chant \-chənt\

: very strong, clear, and effective

Full Definition of TRENCHANT

: vigorously effective and articulate <a trenchant analysis>; also : caustic <trenchant remarks>

a : sharply perceptive : penetrating <a trenchant view of current conditions>

b : clear-cut, distinct <the trenchant divisions between right and wrong — Edith Wharton>

— tren·chant·ly adverb

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Middle English trenchaunt, from Anglo-French, present participle of trencher

First Known Use: 14th century

Synonyms: cutting, edged, edgy, ground, honed, keen, sharpened, stropped, sharp, whetted

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