Trenchant - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtrentʃənt|  American pronunciation of the word trenchant
Brit.  |ˈtren(t)ʃ(ə)nt|  British pronunciation of the word trenchant

adjective

- having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect (syn: searching)
trenchant criticism
- characterized by or full of force and vigor
a trenchant argument
- clearly or sharply defined to the mind (syn: clear-cut, distinct)
trenchant distinctions between right and wrong

Extra examples

...even the most trenchant sword could not sever the bonds of loyalty between them...

Stockman became one of the President's most trenchant critics.

...the book belonged to my father, and his trenchant comments are found passim—both in the margins and between the lines of text...

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