trenchant

(trĕn'chənt)
adj.

1. Forceful, effective, and vigorous: a trenchant argument. See synonyms at incisive.
2. Caustic; cutting: trenchant criticism.
3. Distinct; clear-cut.

[Middle English, from Old French, cutting, from present participle of trenchier, to cut. See trench.]

trenchancy trench'an·cy n.
trenchantly trench'ant·ly adv.

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adjective

1. Possessing or displaying perceptions of great accuracy and sensitivity: acute, incisive, keen¹, penetrating, perceptive, probing, sensitive, sharp. See careful/careless, sharp/dull.
2. So sharp as to cause mental pain: acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, sharp, slashing, stinging, truculent, vitriolic. See attack/defend, respect/contempt/standing.

adj

Definition: sarcastic, scathing
Antonyms: frivolous, gentle, impotent, kind, nice, weak

IN BRIEF: Having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellec.

Determine what specific goal you want to achieve. Then dedicate yourself to its attainment with unswerving singleness of purpose, the trenchant zeal of a crusader. — Paul J. Meyer

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For a list of words related to trenchant, see:

• Intelligent, Informed, Clever, or Articulate
• Demanding, Critical, Calculating, or Selfish

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skarp, indtrængende, slagkraftig

Nederlands (Dutch)
scherpzinnig

Français (French)
adj. - incisif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - energisch, scharf

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κοφτερός, αιχμηρός (εργαλείο), δηκτικός, καυστικός, δριμύς, απότομος

Italiano (Italian)
tagliente, tranciante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cortante, incisivo

Русский (Russian)
резкий, колкий, тонкий (анализ), острый (язык)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - agudo, mordaz, cáustico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bitande, skarp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
锐利的, 苛刻的, 尖刻的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 銳利的, 苛刻的, 尖刻的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 날카로운, 통렬한, 뚜렷한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 鋭い, 辛辣な, 説得力のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لاذع, ماض, حاد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נמרץ, עז, שנון, חריף, תמציתי (סגנון לשוני)‬

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