trenchantly
61trenchant — ► 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, maim …
62trenchant — [tren′chənt] adj. [ME < OFr, prp. of trenchier: see TRENCH] 1. Archaic cutting; sharp 2. keen; penetrating; incisive [trenchant words] 3. forceful; vigorous; effective [a trenchant argument] 4. clear cut; distinct [a trenchant patte …
63trenchant — adj. 1 (of a style or language etc.) incisive, terse, vigorous. 2 archaic or poet. sharp, keen. Derivatives: trenchancy n. trenchantly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF, part. of trenchier: see TRENCH …
64AḤARONIM — (Heb. אַחֲרוֹנִים; lit. the later (authorities), a term used to designate the later rabbinic authorities, in contrast to the rishonim , the earlier authorities. Although scholars differ as to the exact chronological dividing line between the two …
65MAN, THE NATURE OF — IN THE BIBLE Names of Man The idea of man is expressed in the Bible by a number of words that reflect various aspects of his nature. The following are the most important. ʾADAM: collective, men, human beings, also (in prose, with the article)… …
66SLONIMSKI, ANTONI — (1895–1976), Polish poet, author, and critic. The son of a converted Warsaw physician and grandson of the Hebrew writer Ḥayyim Selig Slonimski , Slonimski began his literary career during World War I, publishing his early Sonety and founding the… …
