trenchant

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Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp
Keen; biting; vigorously effective and articulate; severe; as, trenchant wit
cutting deeply and quickly
{a} cutting, sharp, keen, quick
having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"
{s} forceful, vigorous; keen, incisive; sharply defined
You can use trenchant to describe something such as a criticism or comment that is very clear, effective, and forceful. He was shattered and bewildered by this trenchant criticism His comment was trenchant and perceptive. expressed very strongly, effectively, and directly without worrying about offending people (present participle of trenchier; TRENCH)
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"
Fig
Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit
characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"
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trenchant criticism
harsh criticism, criticism that is not constructive
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In a trenchant manner
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in a vigorous and effective manner; "he defended his client's civil rights trenchantly"
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in a trenchant manner; decisively, in a clear-cut manner; concisely
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in a vigorous and effective manner; "he defended his client's civil rights trenchantly
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In a trenchant, or sharp, manner; sharply; severely
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