Trenchant: [TREN-chənt]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Middle English, 13th century
1. Being sharp,
intense, and forceful
2. Characterized by
energy and effectiveness
Examples used in a sentence:
1. The professor’s trenchant
critique discouraged her so much she considered dropping the class.
2. The keynote
speaker’s delivery was so trenchant that people lined up afterward to
shake her hand.
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