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   Trench·ant

   /ˈtren(t)SH(ə)nt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. vigorous or incisive in expression or style: "she heard angry voices, not loud, yet certainly trenchant"
   • 2. (of a weapon or tool) having a sharp edge: archaic, literary "a trenchant blade"

   Word Origin Middle English (in trenchant (sense 2)): from Old French, literally ‘cutting’, present participle of trenchier (see trench).

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