TRENCHANT


Meaning of TRENCHANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -chənt ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.