1300-1400Old French present participle of trenchier; ➔ TRENCH
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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Brown's article contains trenchant social criticism.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Direct, trenchant writing came naturally, effective public speaking later.
His writing and reflections, in fact, are not just trenchant but at times witty, even amusing.
I had to tell some one about Cleve-find something trenchant and important about him and tell some one.
It was the language of purity which mobilized many women to develop a trenchant critique of male sexuality.
The trenchant symbolism of his pictures is essentially alien to the Dada conception of randomness and fortuitous juxtaposition.
The reviewer however is not a trenchant imperialist.
The two had much in common: conceit, fame, unorthodox pulpit manners and a trenchant belief in liberal progress.
expressed very strongly, effectively, and directly without worrying about offending people: Stockman became one of the president’s most trenchant critics.—trenchantly adverb