Adjective: trenchant tren-chunt
- Having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
"trenchant criticism";
- searching
- Characterized by or full of force and vigour
"a trenchant argument";
- hard-hitting
- Clearly or sharply defined to the mind
"trenchant distinctions between right and wrong";
- clear-cut, distinct
See also: clear, effective, effectual, efficacious, intelligent
Encyclopedia: Trenchant