Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
trek
trek net
Trekkie
trellis
trelliswork
trematode
tremble
trembles
tremendous
tremie
tremolite
tremolo
tremolo arm
tremor
tremulant
tremulous
trenail
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

trenchant

trench·ant [ trénchənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. incisive: direct, incisive, and deliberately hurtful
trenchant criticism

2. energetic: effective and relevant in the pursuit or achievement of a goal
trenchant opinions

[14th century. < Old French, "cutting" < trenchier (see trench)]

trench·an·cy noun
trench·ant·ly adverb
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft