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Trenchant \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. 2. Fig.: Keen; biting; severe;as, trenchant wit. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary