adj.
Pronunciation: -ch ə nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English trenchaunt, from Anglo-French, present participle of trencher
Date: 14th century
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>
– tren · chant · ly adverb