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- Dictionarytrenchant/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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TRENCHANT definition: 1. severe, expressing strong criticism or forceful opinions: 2. severe, expressing strong…. Learn more.
1. : keen, sharp. 2. : vigorously effective and articulate. a trenchant analysis. also : caustic. trenchant remarks. 3. a. : sharply perceptive : penetrating. a trenchant view of current conditions. b. : clear-cut, distinct. the trenchant divisions between right and wrong Edith Wharton. trenchantly adverb. Did you know?
Trenchant definition: incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting. See examples of TRENCHANT used in a sentence.
If you're trenchant, it means you think or say smart, sharply worded things that cut right to the heart of the matter. A trenchant observation is one that makes people scratch their chins thoughtfully, or wince with embarrassment for whomever you're talking about, or both.
You can use trenchant to describe something such as a criticism or comment that is very clear, effective, and forceful. [formal] He was shattered and bewildered by this trenchant criticism. His comment was trenchant and perceptive. Synonyms: clear, driving, strong, powerful More Synonyms of trenchant.
TRENCHANT meaning: 1. severe, expressing strong criticism or forceful opinions: 2. severe, expressing strong…. Learn more.
adj. 1. Forceful and clear; penetrating: a trenchant argument. 2. Caustic; cutting: a trenchant wit. 3. Distinct; clear-cut: "The times were felt to require ... trenchant distinctions between good and bad, right and wrong" (David Simpson). [Middle English, from Old French, cutting, from present participle of trenchier, to cut; see trench .]
Definition of trenchant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Trenchant definition: incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting. See examples of TRENCHANT used in a sentence.
Trenchant Definition. trĕnchənt. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Cutting; sharp. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Keen; penetrating; incisive. Trenchant words. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Forceful; vigorous; effective. A trenchant argument. Webster's New World.
