trenchant

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There are hardly ever trenchant criticisms of Apple here.

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having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"

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adjective

having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"

adjective

characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"

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"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for trenchant.

adjective

having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"

adjective

characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"

adjective

Example sentences

There are hardly ever trenchant criticisms of Apple here.

And if they didn't, then it was because they're too stupid to refute his trenchant critique.

This is a brilliant, trenchant indictment of the state of our industry.

It is an absurdly trenchant look at how power is derived from and maintained in a society.

At 12, this seemed both funny and trenchant commentary on my predicament.

These words have come to describe behavioral patterns that are not nearly as trenchant as we have come to assume they are.

" "This hardly trenchant criticism, especially if you're used to island-style keys.

This would be a trenchant criticism if Spolsky hadn't addressed it directly: 75-5-5-5-5-5-5 or 77-3-1-4-1-5-9, it doesn't matter as long as everyone agrees that it makes sense.

Well played: a trenchant commentary on the absurdity of personal takedowns.

To those who are willing to do this, god-speed, but you haven't found a universally better lifestyle that all should look at in awe and agree that it's a trenchant criticism of the unnecessary nature of the rat race of society or something; you've just found a niche that works for you, but you're still consuming the output of the "rat race" and you really shouldn't forget it.