trenchant

Adjective
  1. Having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect (synset 301339324)
    "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"
    similar to: intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
    same as: searching
  2. Characterized by or full of force and vigor (synset 300838498)
    "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"
    similar to: effective, effectual, efficacious - producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
    same as: hard-hitting
  3. Clearly or sharply defined to the mind (synset 300430512)
    "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"
    similar to: clear - readily apparent to the mind
    same as: clear-cut, distinct

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