- trenchancy
- tren·chan·cy
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trenchancy
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trenchancy — trenchant ► ADJECTIVE 1) vigorous or incisive in expression or style. 2) archaic or literary (of a weapon or tool) having a sharp edge. DERIVATIVES trenchancy noun trenchantly adverb. ORIGIN Old French, cutting , from Latin truncare truncate,… … English terms dictionary
trenchancy — noun Date: 1866 the quality or state of being trenchant … New Collegiate Dictionary
trenchancy — See trenchant. * * * … Universalium
trenchancy — noun a) the quality of being trenchant b) irony or bitterness of tone … Wiktionary
trenchancy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Irony or bitterness, as of tone: acerbity, acidity, acridity, causticity, corrosiveness, mordacity, mordancy, sarcasm. See LAUGHTER, RESPECT … English dictionary for students
trenchancy — trench·an·cy || trentʃənsɪ n. sharpness, wittiness; vigor; distinctness, definition … English contemporary dictionary
trenchancy — noun keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect • Syn: ↑incisiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑trenchant, ↑incisive (for: ↑incisiveness) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
trenchant — trenchancy, n. trenchantly, adv. /tren cheuhnt/, adj. 1. incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit. 2. vigorous; effective; energetic: a trenchant policy of political reform. 3. clearly or sharply defined; clear… … Universalium
incisiveness — noun keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect • Syn: ↑trenchancy • Derivationally related forms: ↑trenchant (for: ↑trenchancy), ↑incisive • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
incisiveness — n. keenness and forcefulnelss of thought or expression or intellect. Syn: trenchancy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
