Trenchantly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a trenchant manner.
"By hammering trenchantly on that point, Podson was induced to say sulkily, "Oh, all right, if you're so set on it...I never mentioned it. Hang it, I'm not likely to mention it to anybody, am I?""
Adverb
- 1 in a vigorous and effective manner wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"By hammering trenchantly on that point, Podson was induced to say sulkily, "Oh, all right, if you're so set on it...I never mentioned it. Hang it, I'm not likely to mention it to anybody, am I?""
Etymology
From trenchant + -ly.
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