trenchant, adj.
clearly or sharply defined to the mind
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
clear-cut distinct trenchant
sample sentences
"clear-cut evidence of tampering""Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"
"trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"
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characterized by or full of force and vigor
<adj.all>
hard-hitting trenchant
sample sentences
"a hard-hitting expose""a trenchant argument"
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having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
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searching trenchant
sample sentences
"searching insights""trenchant criticism"
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