Trenchant has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
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"
4
Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
Example Sentences
"searching insights"
adjective
"trenchant criticism"
adjective
"a hard-hitting expose"
adjective
"a trenchant argument"
adjective
"clear-cut evidence of tampering"
adjective
"Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"
adjective
"trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"
adjective