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trenchant

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  1. incisive              
 
tren.chant \-ch*nt\ aj [ME, fr. MF, prp. of trenchier] archaic  1: KEEN, 
   SHARP  2: vigorously effective; specif : CAUSTIC  3a: sharply perceptive : 
   PENETRATING  3b: CLEAR-CUT, DISTINCT  - tren.chant.ly av