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trenchant

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

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