trenchant English

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What does trenchant mean?

trenchant

— adjective (= searching) having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect searching insights trenchant criticism

— adjective (= hard-hitting) characterized by or full of force and vigor a hard-hitting expose a trenchant argument

— adjective (= clear-cut, distinct) 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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