trenchant

== English == === Alternative forms === trenchaunt (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed into Middle English from Old French trenchant, the present participle of trenchier (“to cut”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɹɛnʃənt/ === Adjective === trenchant (comparative more trenchant, superlative most trenchant) (chiefly archaic) Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. (zoology, of teeth) Adapted for tearing into flesh. (figuratively) Keen; biting; vigorously articulate and effective; severe. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Middle French == === Etymology === Old French trenchant. === Noun === trenchant m or f (plural trenchans) sharp ==== Descendants ==== French: tranchant == Old French == === Adjective === trenchant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular trenchant or trenchante) sharp; razor sharp ==== Declension ==== === Verb === trenchant present participle of trenchier