The criticism was trenchant but fair.
Source: tatoeba (1762013)
Trenchant
//ˈtɹɛnʃənt//
Synonyms for "trenchant" (152 found)
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Synonyms
2 entriesrelated to
10 entriessimilar
6 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- рязко очертан adj (sharp)
- рязък adj (biting, severe)
- язвителен adj (biting, severe)
Finnish
4 entries- pureva adj (sharp)
- pureva adj (biting, severe)
- terävä adj (sharp)
- terävä adj (biting, severe)
French
1 entries- tranchant adj (sharp)
German
4 entries- beißend adj (biting, severe)
- pointiert adj (biting, severe)
- prägnant adj (biting, severe)
- scharf adj (biting, severe)
Hebrew
2 entries- חריף adj (biting, severe)
- שנון adj (biting, severe)
Ido
2 entries- tranchema adj (sharp)
- tranchiva adj (sharp)
Portuguese
4 entries- afiado adj (sharp)
- cortante adj (sharp)
- incisivo adj (biting, severe)
- mordaz adj (biting, severe)
Russian
2 entries- ко́лкий adj (biting, severe)
- о́стрый adj (sharp)
Swedish
3 entries- bitande (kritik) adj (biting, severe)
- kraftfull adj (biting, severe)
- skarp adj (sharp)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
First, my dear sir, in political matters, my humble views are not strong, and trenchant—as yours are become by experience—but exceedingly large, and lenient; because I have never had anything at all to do with politics.
Source: tatoeba (10960110)
The trenchant blade, Toledo trusty, / For want of fighting was grown rusty, / And ate into itself, for lack / Of somebody to hew and hack.
Source: wiktionary
The trenchant talonid is a character of some miacids and distinguishes these teeth from the hyaenodontids and oxyaenids.
Source: wiktionary
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