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the state or fact of expressing criticism or opinions in a forceful, clear way: She had a reputation for cool trenchancy. He gives a wonderful freshness and trenchancy to his production of Macbeth. See. trenchant. Fewer examples. He speaks with the trenchancy, individuality, and self-confidence of a member of the working class.
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- Znaczenie Trenchancy, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
The meaning of TRENCHANCY is the quality or state of being trenchant.
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trenchancy. noun. keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect. synonyms: incisiveness. see more.
1. : keen, sharp. 2. : vigorously effective and articulate. a trenchant analysis. also : caustic. trenchant remarks. 3. a. : sharply perceptive : penetrating. a trenchant view of current conditions. b. : clear-cut, distinct. the trenchant divisions between right and wrong Edith Wharton. trenchantly adverb. Did you know?
adj. 1. Forceful and clear; penetrating: a trenchant argument. 2. Caustic; cutting: a trenchant wit. 3. Distinct; clear-cut: "The times were felt to require ... trenchant distinctions between good and bad, right and wrong" (David Simpson). [Middle English, from Old French, cutting, from present participle of trenchier, to cut; see trench .]
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