trenchant

Phonetic Respelling: [ tren-chuhnt ]

Definition:

adj. Expressed with vigor and penetrating insight; keenly perceptive.

Sentence:

The reviewer's trenchant criticism did not please the book's author.

More example sentences:

The reviewer's trenchant criticism did not please the book's author.

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Synonyms:

sarcastic; scathing; biting; acid

Antonyms:

gentle; impotent; kind; nice; weak

How many syllables in trenchant?

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Trenchant rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- penchant

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