trenchant meaning and definition

TRENCHANT adjective

Definition of trenchant (adjective)

1. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
   • "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"
   • synonyms: searching
2. characterized by or full of force and vigor
   • "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"
   • synonyms: hard-hitting
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"
   • synonyms: clear-cut, distinct