English Explanatory Dictionary

trenchant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
  2. Adapted for tearing into flesh.
  3. Keen; biting; vigorously articulate and effective; severe.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɛnʃənt/ en-us-trenchant.ogg

Word forms

trenchant more trenchant most trenchant trenchaunt

Etymology

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French trenchant, the present participle of trenchier (“to cut”).

Translations

Bulgarian: рязко очертан Finnish: pureva Finnish: terävä French: tranchant German: schneidend Ido: tranchiva Ido: tranchema Polish: ostry Portuguese: cortante Portuguese: afiado Russian: о́стрый Swedish: skarp
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