10 Letter Words for Trenchancy
trenchancy
8 Letter Words for Trenchancy
cenanthy, chancery, cynanche
7 Letter Words for Trenchancy
atechny, cannery, catchen, catcher, cathern, chancer, chancey, chancre, channer, chanter, chantey, chantry, cheatry, creachy, cythera, enchant, encraty, hernant, nectary, recatch, rechant, tannery, tenancy, tranche, tyranne, yachter, yarthen
6 Letter Words for Trenchancy
accent, achter, annect, anther, cachet, cancer, canner, cannet, canter, carnet, catchy, catery, centra, centry, chacte, chance, chancy, charet, chenar, cherna, cherty, chytra, crache, crance, cranch, cranet, craney, cranny, cratch, creach, creant, cretan, earthy, enarch, entach, eyrant, harten, hearty, hectar, heyrat, hyrate, nather, nectar, netcha, racche, rachet, ranche, reachy, recant, tanner, tanrec, teachy, tenacy, thenar, thrace, trance, tranny, trayne, trench, yarnen, yearth
5 Letter Words for Trenchancy
acher, ahent, ancre, anent, annet, antre, arche, archt, archy, arent, atren, cache, canch, caneh, caner, canny, canty, caret, carey, carne, carny, carte, carty, catch, cater, cathy, cerat, certy, chace, chant, chare, chart, chary, cheat, chena, chert, crane, crany, crate, craye, crche, crecy, crena, creta, cyath, earth, ecart, echar, enact, encyc, enhat, enray, entry, hance, hater, hayer, hayne, heart, henna, henny, henry, hyena, nache, nacre, nacry, nance, nancy, natch, nathe, neath, nenta, rache, rance, ranch, ranny, ranty, ratch, rathe, rayne, reach, react, reccy, renay, retan, retch, rhyne, rhyta, tache, tanny, tayer, teach, teary, techy, tench, tenny, terna, thane, theca, thrae, trace, tyche, tyran, yacht, yarth, yearn, yecch, yenta, yerth, yrent, yrneh
4 Letter Words for Trenchancy
acce, acct, acer, ache, achy, acne, acre, acth, ahey, ance, anet, anne, anre, ante, arch, aren, aret, arte, arty, atry, ayen, ayne, ayre, cace, canc, cane, cann, cant, cany, care, carn, cart, cate, cath, ceca, cent, cera, cern, cert, chan, char, chat, chay, chen, cher, chry, cran, cray, cyan, cyte, each, earn, eath, ecch, echt, ency, entr, erat, erth, etch, etna, eyah, eyra, haec, haen, hant, hare, harn, hart, hate, haye, hear, heat, hent, hera, hern, hert, hery, hyen, hyne, hyte, nace, nach, nane, nant, narc, nare, nary, natr, near, neat, neth, nyet, race, rach, racy, rane, rann, rant, rate, rath, rean, rect, renn, rent, reny, rhea, rhet, ryen, rynt, tace, tach, taen, tahr, tane, tanh, tare, tarn, tche, tchr, tean, tear, teca, tech, tehr, tera, tern, thae, than, thar, thea, then, they, trac, trah, tray, trey, trna, trye, tyer, tyne, yare, yarn, yate, yeah, yean, year, yeat, yech, yern, yeta, yeth
3 Letter Words for Trenchancy
acc, ace, ach, act, acy, aer, anc, ane, ann, ant, any, arc, are, arn, art, ary, ate, aye, ayr, can, car, cat, cay, cen, cer, cha, che, chn, crc, crt, cry, cte, ctn, ctr, cyc, ean, ear, eat, ecc, ech, ect, enc, era, ern, ert, eta, etc, eth, ety, eyn, eyr, hae, han, hat, hay, hen, her, het, hey, hny, hye, nae, nah, nar, nat, nay, nea, net, nne, nth, nye, rah, ran, rat, ray, rct, rea, rec, reh, rha, rhe, rhy, rna, rte, rya, rye, tan, tar, tay, tch, tea, tec, ten, ter, tha, the, thy, tra, try, tye, tyr, yah, yan, yar, yat, yea, yeh, yen, yer, yet
Definitions for Trenchancy
[1] incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit.
[2] vigorous; effective; energetic: a trenchant policy of political reform.
[3] clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct.
[4] keen or incisive trenchant criticism
[5] vigorous and effective a trenchant foreign policy
[6] distinctly defined a trenchant outline
[7] archaic , or poetic sharp a trenchant sword
Words related to Trenchancy
trenchantcriticism, ridicule, acidity, aspersion, sharpness, rancor, acridity, cynicism, put-down, mordacity, wisecrack, contempt, cut, acrimony, irony, scoffing, satire, derision, invective, acerbity
Words nearby Trenchancy
trenchanttrench foot, trench knife, trench mortar, trench mouth, trench warfare, trenchant, trenchard, trencher, trencherman, trenches, trend
Origin of Trenchancy
t1275–1325; Middle English tranchaunt < Anglo-French; Old French trenchant, present participle of trenchier to cut. See trench, -ant
Other words from Trenchancy
trench·an·cy , noun
trench·ant·ly , adverb
Word origin for Trenchancy
tC14: from Old French trenchant cutting, from trenchier to cut; see trench
Synonyms for Trenchancy
acerbity, acidity, acridity, acrimony, aspersion, banter, bitterness, burlesque, censure, comeback, contempt, criticism, cut, cynicism, derision, dig, disparagement, invective, irony, mockery, mordacity, put-down, raillery, rancor, ridicule, satire, scoffing, scorn, sharpness, superciliousness, wisecrack, causticity, causticness, corrosiveness, flouting, lampooning, mordancy, sneering
