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trenchant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | searching |
| Derivation | trenchancy |
trenchant criticism.
Examples of trenchant
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Brian Sewell, the Evening Standard's art critic, is trenchant about the problem.
From the independent.co.uk
They were both trenchant social critics who spoke the truth, however outrageous.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Eurosceptic Mr Carswell's trenchant stand on Brussels wins overwhelming support.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
There are about 600 trenchant one-liners like that I could quote from the book.
From the cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
Familiar TV satire given some trenchant new twists by playwright Howard Korder.
From the time.com
The book is savage, trenchant, humorous and wonderfully inventive at its best.
From the economist.com
The commission's report is equally trenchant on other Latin American matters.
From the time.com
Nothing these caricatures have to say is particularly trenchant or arresting.
From the time.com
His material and observations would probably seem more trenchant on the page.
From the orlandosentinel.com
- Searching: having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"
- Hard-hitting: characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"
- Clear-cut: 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"
- (trenchantly) in a vigorous and effective manner; "he defended his client's civil rights trenchantly"
- Three vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Trenchant: * Trenchant (1916), a 1,085 ton modified 'R' class destroyer * Trenchant (P331), a 'T' class diesel submarine (1943) * Trenchant (S91), a 5,200 ton Trafalgar class nuclear powered submarine
- Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp; Keen; biting; vigorously effective and articulate; severe; as, trenchant wit
- (adj.) effective, articulate, clear-cut (The directions that accompanied my new cell phone were trenchant and easy to follow.)
- Means "forceful and keen": Raymond received trenchant criticism from everyone for his comments.
- (adj) - perceptive, keen, penetrating; forceful and vigorous
