How to pronounce trenchant
American English pronunciation
TRENCH-unt
- IPA
- /ˈtɹɛntʃənt/
- Syllables
- TRENCH · unt (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What trenchant means
Clear, sharp, and right to the point
In a sentence: The teacher's trenchant comments helped me fix my essay.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word meaning cutting, from a verb meaning to cut.
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