distinct, clear-cut, trenchant
(adjective) clearly or sharply defined to the mind; “clear-cut evidence of tampering”; “Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest”; “trenchant distinctions between right and wrong”
trenchant, hard-hitting
(adjective) characterized by or full of force and vigor; “a hard-hitting expose”; “a trenchant argument”
searching, trenchant
(adjective) having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; “searching insights”; “trenchant criticism”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
trenchant (comparative more trenchant, superlative most trenchant)
(obsolete) Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
(figuratively) Keen; biting; vigorously articulate and effective; severe.
Source: Wiktionary
Trench"ant, a. Etym: [OF. trenchant, F. tranchant, p. pr. See Trench, v. t.]
1. Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. " Trenchant was the blade." Chaucer.
2. Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 March 2025
(noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.