trenchantadjective
uk/ˈtren.tʃənt/us/ˈtren.tʃənt/formalsevere, expressing strong criticism or forceful opinions:
His most trenchant criticism is reserved for the party leader, whom he describes as "the most incompetent and ineffectual the party has known".
Dorothy Parker's writing is characterized by a trenchant wit and sophistication.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
- acerbic
- acidly
- backbite
- backbiting
- backhanded
- barbaric
- bilious
- cruelty
- cutthroat
- fiendish
- hard-hearted
- have a heart of stone idiom
- insensible
- malign
- pitiless
- remorseless
- ruthless
- sadism
- sadist
- waspish
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trenchancy
noun [ U ] uk/ˈtren.tʃən.si/us/ˈtren.tʃən.si/
trenchantly
adverb uk/ˈtren.tʃənt.li/us/ˈtren.tʃənt.li/