trenchant
adjective
incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting.
trenchantly
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a word derived from
trenchant.
Example Sentences
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Chapters follow Alice into her 30s, trenchantly dissecting the vicious circle of her lifetime dependency on medication.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
But if somebody says trenchantly truthful — something that strikes an emotional chord — people are quick to go on the defensive.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2022
It was, in the description of Kirkus Reviews, “a trenchantly written feminist manifesto for women of color” and for “women who’ve survived abuse.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2020
As Gilford trenchantly points out, other “finks,” such as Elia Kazan, went on to deathless fame; others — more resolute and courageous — lapsed into undeserved obscurity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2018
Olive settled back in her chair, and yielded up her creed of married life briefly, trenchantly.
From The Brentons by Wilson C. Dexter
