Trenchant
adjective
1.
incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting:
trenchant wit.
2.
vigorous; effective; energetic:
a trenchant policy of political reform.
3.
clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct.
adjective
1.
keen or incisive: trenchant criticism
2.
vigorous and effective: a trenchant foreign policy
3.
distinctly defined: a trenchant outline
4.
(archaic or poetic) sharp: a trenchant sword
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