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