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    trenchant
    /ˈtrɛ(t)ʃ(ə)nt/

    adjective

    • 1. vigorous or incisive in expression or style: "the White Paper makes trenchant criticisms of health authorities"
    • 2. (of a weapon or tool) having a sharp edge: archaic, literary "a trenchant blade"

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