noun
- plural of trenchancy; instances or qualities of being incisive, sharp, or penetrating in expression or criticism
Usage: formal
Examples
- The critic’s trenchancies cut through the pretentious rhetoric.
- Her essay was marked by several brilliant trenchancies.
- The debate featured unexpected trenchancies from both sides.
- His writing style is known for its wit and trenchancies.
- The professor’s trenchancies made students think more deeply.
- The book’s trenchancies revealed uncomfortable truths about society.