Thesaurus: trenchant

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1. v. t. Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
2. v. t. Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit.
3. adj. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
4. adj. characterized by or full of force and vigor
5. adj. clearly or sharply defined to the mind
6. 1. Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. " Trenchant was the blade." Chaucer. 2. Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit.
7. j:100 s having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect s characterized by or full of force and vigor s clearly or sharply defined to the mind