Trenchant: Definition with Trenchant Pictures and Photos

1. Adjective. Having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect. "Trenchant criticism"

Exact synonyms: Searching
Similar to: Intelligent
Derivative terms: Trenchancy

2. Adjective. Characterized by or full of force and vigor. "A trenchant argument"

Exact synonyms: Hard-hitting
Similar to: Effective, Effectual, Efficacious

3. Adjective. Clearly or sharply defined to the mind. "Trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

Exact synonyms: Clear-cut, Distinct
Similar to: Clear
Derivative terms: Clearcutness, Distinctness, Trenchancy

1. a. Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.

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