Antonyms for trenchancy
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tren-chuhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtrɛn tʃənt |
Definition of trenchancy
Origin :- early 14c., "cutting, sharp," from Old French trenchant "cutting, sharp," present participle of trenchier "to cut" (see trench). Figurative sense is recorded from c.1600.
- noun sarcasm
- But the ardour of the disciple pressed objections home with a trenchancy that is very unlike the sage distillations of the master.
- Extract from : « Diderot and the Encyclopaedists (Vol 1 of 2) » by John Morley
- The trenchancy with which his atheist urges his reasoning, proves that the writer was fully alive to its force.
- Extract from : « Diderot and the Encyclopaedists (Vol 1 of 2) » by John Morley
- Still, trenchancy whether in speaker or writer is a most effective tone for a large public.
- Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies, Volume I (of 3) » by John Morley
Synonyms for trenchancy
- acerbity
- acidity
- acridity
- acrimony
- aspersion
- banter
- bitterness
- burlesque
- causticity
- causticness
- censure
- comeback
- contempt
- corrosiveness
- criticism
- cut
- cynicism
- derision
- dig
- disparagement
- flouting
- invective
- irony
- lampooning
- mockery
- mordacity
- mordancy
- put-down
- raillery
- rancor
- ridicule
- satire
- scoffing
- scorn
- sharpness
- sneering
- superciliousness
- wisecrack
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