adjective · rare

trenchant

trenchant · more trenchant · most trenchant

колкий

treffsicher, prägnant, beißend, pointiert

Keen; biting; vigorously articulate and effective; severeKeen; biting; vigorously articulate and effective; severe.

/ˈtɹɛnʃənt/

» The criticism was trenchant but fair.

Meaning

3 senses

(figuratively)Keen; biting; vigorously articulate and effective; severe.
trenchant wit
treffsicher, prägnant, beißend
ко́лкийkólkij
(archaic)Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
schneidend
о́стрыйóstryj
Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
(archaic)Adapted for tearing into flesh.

More definitions

characterized by or full of force and vigor
having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
clearly or sharply defined to the mind

1 sentences

The criticism was trenchant but fair.
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5 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

sharp:

biting, severe:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

sharp:

biting, severe:

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French trenchant, the present participle of trenchie

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French trenchant, the present participle of trenchier (“to cut”).

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more trenchant, most trenchant

Comparative	more trenchant Lesson
Superlative	most trenchant Lesson

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4 synonyms

Close in meaning

characterized by or full of force and vigor:hard-hitting
having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect:searching
clearly or sharply defined to the mind:clear-cut distinct

4 related words

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