Synonyms:
clear-cut, distinct, trenchant
Meaning: clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"
Synonyms:
hard-hitting, trenchant
Meaning: characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"
Synonyms:
searching, trenchant
Meaning: having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"
Usage examples
Trenchant, an excellent pilot, was forced to join the party.
Among these was the ringleader Fourneaux, and also the pilot Trenchant, who, eager to return to Fort Caroline, whence he had been forcibly taken, succeeded during the night in bringing the vessel to the coast of Florida.