Associations to the word «Trenchant»
Noun
- Critique
- Keen
- Satire
- Criticism
- Sarcasm
- Pap
- Hms
- Blade
- Critic
- Wit
- Cutting
- Sword
- Damascus
- Sharp
- Pen
- Essay
- Chariot
- Contempt
- Journalism
- Torpedo
- Observation
- Prejudice
- Remark
- Duchess
- Wrong
- Genius
- Argument
- Stroke
- Opposition
- Social
- Style
- Strait
- Speech
- Phrase
- Reputation
- Conviction
- Judgment
- Deed
- Sketch
- Habit
- Writing
- Analysis
- Writer
- Protest
- View
- Coverage
- Glance
- Politics
- Talent
- Hi
- Resolution
- Proposal
- None
- Journal
Adjective
Adverb
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Wiktionary
TRENCHANT, adjective. (obsolete) Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
TRENCHANT, adjective. (figuratively) Keen; biting; vigorously effective and articulate; severe; as, trenchant wit.
Dictionary definition
TRENCHANT, adjective. Having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism".
TRENCHANT, adjective. Characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument".
TRENCHANT, adjective. 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".
Wise words
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.