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Definitions for: Trenchant [adj] 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"
[adj] characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"
[adj] having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"
Webster (1913) Definition: Trench"ant, a. [OF. trenchant, F. tranchant, p. pr.
See Trench, v. t.]
1. Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. `` Trenchant was
the blade.'' --Chaucer.
2. Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit.
Synonyms: clear, clear-cut, distinct, effective, effectual, efficacious, hard-hitting, intelligent, searching
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