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- Dictionarytrench·ant/ˈtren(t)SH(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. vigorous or incisive in expression or style: "she heard angry voices, not loud, yet certainly trenchant"
- 2. (of a weapon or tool) having a sharp edge: archaic, literary "a trenchant blade"
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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?
If you're trenchant, it means you think or say smart, sharply worded things that cut right to the heart of the matter. A trenchant observation is one that makes people scratch their chins thoughtfully, or wince with embarrassment for whomever you're talking about, or both.
Trenchant definition: incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting. See examples of TRENCHANT used in a sentence.
TRENCHANT definition: 1. severe, expressing strong criticism or forceful opinions: 2. severe, expressing strong…. Learn more.
TRENCHANT meaning: 1. severe, expressing strong criticism or forceful opinions: 2. severe, expressing strong…. Learn more.
You can use trenchant to describe something such as a criticism or comment that is very clear, effective, and forceful. [ formal ] He was shattered and bewildered by this trenchant criticism.
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.]
You can use trenchant to describe something such as a criticism or comment that is very clear, effective, and forceful.
Definition of trenchant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Intellectually trenchant and emotionally brutal, the film is also a feast of outstanding acting. On the one hand, it was a trenchant critique of modernity. Occasionally even there are touches of humour and of trenchant satire - always the sign of an honest writer.
