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trenchant
(encz) | trenchant,pronikavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Trenchant
(gcide) | Trenchant \Trench"ant\, a. [OF. trenchant, F. tranchant, p. pr.
See Trench, v. t.]
1. Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. " Trenchant was
the blade." --Chaucer.
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2. Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit.
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trenchant
(wn) | trenchant
adj 1: having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in
thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights";
"trenchant criticism" [syn: searching, trenchant]
2: characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting
expose"; "a trenchant argument" [syn: hard-hitting,
trenchant]
3: clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence
of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with
distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions
between right and wrong" [syn: clear-cut, distinct,
trenchant] |
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trenchantly
(encz) | trenchantly,pronikavě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Intrenchant
(gcide) | Intrenchant \In*trench"ant\, a. [Pref. in- not + trenchant.]
Not to be gashed or marked with furrows. [Obs.]
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As easy mayest thou the intrenchant air
With thy keen sword impress, as make me bleed. --Shak.
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Trenchant
(gcide) | Trenchant \Trench"ant\, a. [OF. trenchant, F. tranchant, p. pr.
See Trench, v. t.]
1. Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. " Trenchant was
the blade." --Chaucer.
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2. Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit.
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Trenchantly
(gcide) | Trenchantly \Trench"ant*ly\, adv.
In a trenchant, or sharp, manner; sharply; severely.
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trenchantly
(wn) | trenchantly
adv 1: in a vigorous and effective manner; "he defended his
client's civil rights trenchantly" |
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