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(satellite adjective) characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument" |
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Synonyms: hard-hitting |
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(satellite adjective) having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism" |
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Synonyms: searching |
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(satellite 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" |
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Synonyms: clear-cut, distinct |
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