trenchant: Meaning and Definition of
trench•ant
Pronunciation: (tren'chunt), [key]
— adj.
- incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit.
- vigorous; effective; energetic: a trenchant policy of political reform.
- clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct.
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