Etymology

trenchant

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Today it means: Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. Full definition →

Old French trenchant
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  1. Old French · derived fromtrenchant
  2. English todaytrenchant

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French trenchant, the present participle of trenchier (“to cut”).

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