trenchant wit
1Trenchant — Trench ant, a. [OF. trenchant, F. tranchant, p. pr. See {Trench}, v. t.] 1. Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. Trenchant was the blade. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit. [1913 Webster] …
2wit — I n. 1) to display, show wit 2) acid, keen, mordant, penetrating, rapier like, sharp, sophisticated, trenchant wit 3) dry; quick, ready; sly wit 4) (misc.) at one s wit s end (see also wits) II to wit ( namely ) * * * [wɪt] keen mordant …
3trenchant — trenchancy, n. trenchantly, adv. /tren cheuhnt/, adj. 1. incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit. 2. vigorous; effective; energetic: a trenchant policy of political reform. 3. clearly or sharply defined; clear… …
4trenchant — trench•ant [[t]ˈtrɛn tʃənt[/t]] adj. 1) incisive or keen, as language or a person; cutting: trenchant wit[/ex] 2) vigorous; energetic: a trenchant policy of reform[/ex] 3) clearly or sharply defined; clear cut; distinct • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME …
5trenchant — /ˈtrɛntʃənt / (say trenchuhnt) adjective 1. incisive or keen, as language or a person; cutting: trenchant wit. 2. thoroughgoing, vigorous, or effective: a trenchant policy. 3. clearly or sharply defined, as an outline. 4. Chiefly Poetic sharp;… …
6trenchant — adjective /ˈtrenʃənt/ a) Keen; biting; vigorously effective and articulate; severe; as, trenchant wit. b) sharp; razor sharp …
7trench´ant|ly — trench|ant «TREHN chuhnt», adjective. 1. sharp; keen; cutting: »trenchant wit, a trenchant remark. 2. vigorous and effective: »a trenchant policy. 3. clear cut; distinct: » …
8trench|ant — «TREHN chuhnt», adjective. 1. sharp; keen; cutting: »trenchant wit, a trenchant remark. 2. vigorous and effective: »a trenchant policy. 3. clear cut; distinct: » …
9Gallant, Mavis — orig. Mavis de Trafford Young born Aug. 11, 1922, Montreal, Que., Can. Canadian born French writer. She moved to Europe in 1950 and settled in Paris. Her essays, novels, plays, and especially short stories delineate in unsentimental prose and… …
10Savielly Tartakower — Infobox chess player playername = Savielly Tartakower caption= The blunders are all there, on the chessboard, ready to be made birthname = Ksawery Tartakower country = POL FRA datebirth = birth date|1887|2|22|mf=y placebirth = Rostov on Don,… …