- mordant / trenchant
- Mordant is bitingly sarcastic: Everyone hated Raymond's mordant comments.Trenchant means "forceful and keen": Raymond received trenchant criticism from everyone for his comments.
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mordant / trenchant
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mordant / trenchant — Mordant is bitingly sarcastic: Everyone hated Raymond s mordant comments. Trenchant means forceful and keen : Raymond received trenchant criticism from everyone for his comments … Confused words
mordant — mordant, ante 1. (mor dan, dan t ) adj. 1° Qui mord, qui entame. • J entends crier la dent de la lime mordante, DELILLE Géorg. I. Terme de chasse. Bête mordante, nom donné à certaines bêtes qui se défendent avec les dents ; telles que le… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
trenchant — I adjective acrimonious, acute, biting, brisk, caustic, clear cut, cutting, distinct, dynamic, energetic, explicit, forceful, incisive, intense, keen, mordant, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, pointed, powerful, pungent, sarcastic, scathing,… … Law dictionary
trenchant — *incisive, clear cut, cutting, biting, crisp Analogous words: piercing, penetrating, probing (see ENTER): *sharp, keen, acute: *sarcastic, satiric, ironic, sardonic: *caustic, mordant, acrid, scathing: poignant, *pungent … New Dictionary of Synonyms
trenchant — [adj] sarcastic, scathing acerbic, acid, acidulous, acute, astringent, biting, caustic, clear, clear cut, crisp, critical, crushing, cutting, distinct, driving, dynamic, effective, effectual, emphatic, energetic, explicit, forceful, forcible,… … New thesaurus
mordant — index astringent, bitter (penetrating), harsh, incisive, mordacious, severe, trenchant Burton s Legal Th … Law dictionary
mordant — *caustic, acrid, scathing Analogous words: *incisive, trenchant, cutting, biting, clear cut, crisp: *pungent, poignant, piquant, racy, spicy, snappy: *sharp, keen, acute … New Dictionary of Synonyms
trenchant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cutting, incisive, penetrating; thoroughgoing; clear cut, keen, sharp, biting, crisp; energetic. See power, feeling. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having a cutting edge] Syn. cutting, incisive, keen,… … English dictionary for students
trenchant — adjective trenchant criticism of her leadership Syn: incisive, penetrating, sharp, keen, insightful, acute, focused, shrewd, razor sharp, piercing; vigorous, forceful, strong, potent, telling, emphatic, forthright; mordant … Thesaurus of popular words
mordant — adjective a mordant sense of humor Syn: caustic, trenchant, biting, cutting, acerbic, sardonic, sarcastic, scathing, acid, sharp, keen; critical, bitter, virulent, vitriolic … Thesaurus of popular words
