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   trenchant

   /ˈtrɛ(t)ʃ(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. vigorous or incisive in expression or style: "the White Paper makes trenchant criticisms of health authorities"
   • 2. (of a weapon or tool) having a sharp edge: archaic, literary "a trenchant blade"

   Word Origin Middle English (in trenchant (sense 2)): from Old French, literally ‘cutting’, present participle of trenchier (see trench).

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