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[ tren-chuhnt ] / ˈtrɛn tʃənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR trenchant ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveincisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit. vigorous; effective; energetic: a trenchant policy of political reform. clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct. Origin of trenchant1275–1325; Middle English tranchaunt<Anglo-French; Old French trenchant, present participle of trenchier to cut. See trench, -ant SYNONYMS FOR trenchantSEE SYNONYMS FOR trenchant ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM trenchanttrench·an·cy, nountrench·ant·ly, adverbWords nearby trenchanttremor, tremulant, tremulous, trenail, trench, trenchant, Trenchard, trench coat, trencher, trencherman, trenches Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trenchantMuch looking forward to going on with what is apparently also a trenchant and enlightening book. Book Bag: What Nick Harkaway Is Reading|Nick Harkaway|November 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST Typically, the Internet exploded with trenchant commentary about the leather jacket Palin wore. McCain-Palin: The Sequel|Meghan McCain|March 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST Moss came to admire Wasserstein and his trenchant deconstruction of his fellow power brokers. Life After Wasserstein|Ralph Gardner, Jr.|December 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST From the Reagan ascension until recently, the most trenchant description of the prevailing vision was “Starve the Beast.” Here Comes Obamanomics|Matt Miller|February 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He first hit a nerve in 1996 with his trenchant bestseller The Death of Common Sense. Are Lawyers Killing America?|The Daily Beast|February 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST He has written several books of travels and made some noise by his trenchant work on Convential Lies of our Civilisation. A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations|Joseph Mazzini Wheeler Bonaparte's contributions to the discussion were terse and trenchant. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane "I wish she had my strength," said Anne, in a voice fine and trenchant as a sword. The Helpmate|May Sinclair For instance, upon the capture of Aguinaldo by deception, his pen was the most trenchant of all. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie|Andrew Carnegie Thus the tranquillity and self-restraint of Greek art yield to a passionate and trenchant realisation of the actual romance. Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3|John Addington Symonds
British Dictionary definitions for trenchant
adjectivekeen or incisivetrenchant criticism vigorous and effectivea trenchant foreign policy distinctly defineda trenchant outline archaic, or poetic sharpa trenchant sword Derived forms of trenchanttrenchancy, nountrenchantly, adverbWord Origin for trenchantC14: from Old French trenchant cutting, from trenchier to cut; see trench Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to trenchantpenetrating, salient, acerbic, incisive, pointed, pungent, caustic, biting, mordant, unsparing, acid, acidulous, acute, astringent, clear, clear-cut, crisp, critical, cutting, distinct |