Trenchant — synonyms, definition

1. trenchant (a)

acrimonious acute biting captious carping caustic censorious critic critical cutting derogatory discerning effective emphatic impressive incisive keen penetrating perceptive percipient • • •

2. trenchant (Adjective)

clear-cut distinct hard-hitting searching

trenchant (Adjective) — Having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect. ex. "trenchant criticism"

trenchant (Adjective) — Characterized by or full of force and vigour. ex. "a trenchant argument"

trenchant (Adjective) — Clearly or sharply defined to the mind. ex. "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"