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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Trenchant

/trĕn'-chənt/ · Trench·ant · IPA /ˈtɹɛnʃənt/
01 a. Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
  1. 1.
    Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
  2. 2.
    Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit.