trenchantly
51trenchant — tren|chant [ˈtrentʃənt] adj written [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: , present participle of trenchier; TRENCH] expressed very strongly, effectively, and directly without worrying about offending people ▪ Stockman became one of the… …
52How I Became Hettie Jones — by Hettie Jones (1990) “I won’t say I didn’t cry. I cried a lot, and that, of course, is therapeutic,” Hettie Jones has said when asked about the process of writing her memoir, How I Became Hettie Jones. The story of her years as a young woman …
53trenchant — [ trɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nt] adjective 1》 vigorous or incisive in expression or style. 2》 archaic or literary (of a weapon or tool) having a sharp edge. Derivatives trenchancy noun trenchantly adverb Origin ME: from OFr., lit. cutting , pres. participle of… …
54sharply — ad. 1. Severely, rigorously, roughly. 2. Vigorously, acutely, keenly. 3. Vehemently, violently. 4. Minutely, exactly, accurately. 5. Wittily, acutely, trenchantly. 6. Steeply, abruptly …
55trenchant — adjective expressed very strongly, effectively, and directly without worrying about offending people: a trenchant attack on the principle of political correctness trenchantly adverb trenchancy noun (U) …
56briefly — adv 1. momentarily, temporarily, shortly, swiftly, briskly, suddenly, quickly; hastily, cursorily, perfunctorily, hurriedly. 2. concisely, succinctly, straightforwardly, emphatically, pointedly, directly; condensedly, compressedly, contractedly,… …
57home — n 1. abode, domicile, domicil, dwelling, dwelling place, dwelling home, residence, residency, habitation, inhabitancy, Scot, and North Eng. bigging, Scot. howff; lodging, lodgings, lodging place, lodgement or lodgment, nest, roost, perch;… …
58vigorously — adv 1. energetically, dynamically, with might and main, hammer and tongs, with a vengeance, like a trooper, Inf. to beat the band, Sl. up a storm; strenuously, actively, trenchantly; quickly, briskly, spryly, sprightly, sprightfully, Inf. zippily …
59trenchant — /ˈtrɛntʃənt / (say trenchuhnt) adjective 1. incisive or keen, as language or a person; cutting: trenchant wit. 2. thoroughgoing, vigorous, or effective: a trenchant policy. 3. clearly or sharply defined, as an outline. 4. Chiefly Poetic sharp;… …
60trenchancy — trenchant ► ADJECTIVE 1) vigorous or incisive in expression or style. 2) archaic or literary (of a weapon or tool) having a sharp edge. DERIVATIVES trenchancy noun trenchantly adverb. ORIGIN Old French, cutting , from Latin truncare truncate,… …
