trenchant - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'trenchant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Trenchant

[ v. t.]

- Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
- Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit.

1 . trenchant

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- characterized by or full of force and vigor

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Meaning (2):
- clearly or sharply defined to the mind

Example in sentence:

Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest;
clear-cut evidence of tampering;
trenchant distinctions between right and wrong

Meaning (3):
- having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect

Example in sentence:

treacher treacherous treachery treachetour treachour treacle treacly tread tread-softly treadboard

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