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Trenchant

  1. adjective

    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect

    “searching insights”

    Similar: searching

  2. adjective

    characterized by or full of force and vigor

    “a hard-hitting expose”

  3. adjective

    clearly or sharply defined to the mind

    “clear-cut evidence of tampering”

    Similar: distinct

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