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.
Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
Adjective S.
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"
Adjective S.
characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"
Adjective S.
having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"
v. t.
Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
v. t.
Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit.
Trenchant
Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
Usage Examples
Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for its being lost.
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