trenchant

/tɹˈɛnt‍ʃənt/

/ˈtɹɛntʃənt/

trenchant

clearly or sharply defined to the mind

synonyms : clear-cut

expressing something in a forceful, effective, and clear manner

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

synonyms : searching

Examples

1. So the new book is certainly not without its criticisms-- trenchant criticisms of Silicon Valley.

2. [ Laughs ] Sal Gentile writes some trenchant political commentary, but he also got that old Homer joke in.

3. And it remains, to this day, one of the most trenchant treatises ever written about American political institutions.

4. Certainly I think the most trenchant criticism of The Children of the Sky is that it doesn't bring completion.