TRENCHANT
Dictionary entry overview: What does trenchant mean?
• TRENCHANT (adjective)
The adjective TRENCHANT has 3 senses:
1. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
2. characterized by or full of force and vigor
3. clearly or sharply defined to the mind
Familiarity information: TRENCHANT used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• TRENCHANT (adjective)
Meaning:
Having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
Synonyms:
trenchant; searching
Context examples:
searching insights / trenchant criticism
Similar:
intelligent (having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree)
Meaning:
Characterized by or full of force and vigor
Synonyms:
hard-hitting; trenchant
Context examples:
a hard-hitting expose / a trenchant argument
Similar:
effective; effectual; efficacious (producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect)
Meaning:
Clearly or sharply defined to the mind
Synonyms:
clear-cut; trenchant; distinct
Context examples:
clear-cut evidence of tampering / Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest / trenchant distinctions between right and wrong
Similar:
clear (clear to the mind)
