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trenchant
('tr/E/n/tS//@/nt )

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)
    Example:
    Trenchant criticism.
    Synonym:
    searching
    source: wordnet30
  • characterized by or full of force and vigor(adj.all)
    Example:
    A trenchant argument.
    Synonym:
    hard-hitting
    source: wordnet30
  • clearly or sharply defined to the mind(adj.all)
    Example:
    Trenchant distinctions between right and wrong.
    Synonym:
    clear-cut, distinct
    source: wordnet30
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