trenchant

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

adjective

1. 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
• Syn:
clear-cut, distinct
• Similar to:
clear
• Derivationally related forms:
trenchancy, distinctness (for: distinct), clearcutness (for: clear-cut)
2. characterized by or full of force and vigor
- a hard-hitting expose
- a trenchant argument
• Syn:
hard-hitting
• Similar to:
effective, effectual, efficacious
3. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
- searching insights
- trenchant criticism
• Syn:
searching
• Similar to:
intelligent
• Derivationally related forms:
trenchancy

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  clear-cut, distinct, hard-hitting, searching