trenchant
pronunciation
How to pronounce trenchant in British English:
UK [ˈtrentʃənt]
How to pronounce trenchant in American English:
US [ˈtrɛntʃənt]
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- Adjective:
- having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
- characterized by or full of force and vigor
- clearly or sharply defined to the mind
Word Origin
- trenchant (adj.)
- early 14c., "cutting, sharp," from Old French trenchant "cutting, sharp" (literal and figurative), present participle of trenchier "to cut" (see trench). Figurative sense in English is from c. 1600.
Example
- 1. So when it comes down to plastics in the workplace , your attitude should be as trenchant .
- 2. Chubais and the other reformers were deeply influenced by austrian economist friedrich von hayek one of the most trenchant early critics of socialism and central planning .
- 3. After her release she was met by thousands of supporters at the gates of her home , where she read a cautious yet trenchant appeal for " peaceful revolution " .
- 4. Speaking at bangkok 's national institute of development administration earlier this month , chetana nagavajara , a retired professor of german , offered a trenchant indictment of today 's political climate .
- 5. Many of her trenchant articles together with those of rewi alley can be found today in the yellowed volumes of the magazine .