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Trenchant Definition & Meaning

trenchant
adjective
  1. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"
  2. characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"
  3. clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

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What does trenchant mean?
having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism" characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument" clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"
What part of speech is trenchant?
Trenchant is an adjective.
How many definitions does trenchant have?
Trenchant has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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