trenchant[adjective]Synonyms:- incisive, acerbic, caustic, cutting, penetrating, pointed, pungent, scathing
- effective, energetic, forceful, potent, powerful, strong, vigorous
Related Words: piercing,
probing,
razor-sharp,
sarcastic,
sardonic,
satiric,
acrid,
piquant,
poignant,
pungent,
scalding,
scorching [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
tren‧chant /ˈtrentʃ
ənt/
adjective written[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: present participle of trenchier; ⇒ trench]
expressed very strongly, effectively, and directly without worrying about offending people:
Stockman became one of the President’s most trenchant critics.—trenchantly adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲