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trenchant |
Overview of adj trenchant The adj trenchant has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. searching, trenchant -- (having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism") 2. hard-hitting, trenchant -- (characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument") 3. clear-cut, distinct, trenchant -- (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") Antonyms of adj trenchant 3 senses of trenchant Sense 1 searching, trenchant INDIRECT (VIA intelligent) -> unintelligent, stupid Sense 2 hard-hitting, trenchant INDIRECT (VIA effective) -> ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual Sense 3 clear-cut, distinct, trenchant INDIRECT (VIA clear) -> unclear Similarity of adj trenchant 3 senses of trenchant Sense 1 searching, trenchant => intelligent (vs. unintelligent) Sense 2 hard-hitting, trenchant => effective (vs. ineffective), effectual, efficacious Sense 3 clear-cut, distinct, trenchant => clear (vs. unclear) Attributes of adj trenchant Familiarity of adj trenchant trenchant used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj trenchant trenchant Overview of adj trenchant The adj trenchant has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. searching, trenchant -- (having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism") 2. hard-hitting, trenchant -- (characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument") 3. clear-cut, distinct, trenchant -- (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")
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