Das englische Wort für scharf ist
sharp
Englische Definition
scharf | |
1. adj. sharp; able to cut (knife, edge) | |
2. adj. sharp (criticism, perception, intellect) | |
3. adj. sharp; in focus (picture, script) | |
4. adj. hot; spicy; pungent (taste) | |
5. adj. hot; sexy; attractive | |
6. adj. hot; aroused; horny | |
7. adj. live (bomb or ammunition) |
Übersetzungen für scharf und ihre Definitionen
sharp | © | ||
1. Adjektiv: | |||
2. [1] so, dass es gut schneidet (zum Beispiel ein Messer oder eine Axt) | |||
3. [2] intelligent | |||
4. [3a] Musik: um einen halben Ton erhöht, mit # | |||
5. [3b] Musik: (Ton) nicht ganz rein, sondern ein bisschen zu hoch | |||
[1] I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving. | |||
Ich halte meine Messer scharf, so dass sie beim Schnitzen nicht unerwartet abrutschen. | |||
[2] You may think she is a bit of a nerd, but she is extremely sharp. | |||
[3a] At the recital, he played Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C-sharp minor. | |||
[3a] The last note is not a C natural - it's a C sharp. | |||
[3b] In measure #26, your F was a bit sharp. Can you please sing it again? |
sharp | © | ||
1. adj. Able to cut easily. | |||
I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving. | |||
2. adj. (colloquial) Intelligent. | |||
My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old. | |||
3. adj. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded. | |||
Ernest made the pencil too sharp and accidentally stabbed himself with it. | |||
a sharp hill; a face with sharp features | |||
4. adj. (music) Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note). | |||
5. adj. (music) Higher in pitch than required. | |||
The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone. | |||
6. adj. Having an intense, acrid flavour. | |||
Milly couldn't stand sharp cheeses when she was pregnant, because they made her nauseated. | |||
7. adj. Sudden and intense. | |||
A pregnant woman during labor normally experiences a number of sharp contractions. | |||
8. adj. (colloquial) Illegal or dishonest. | |||
Michael had a number of sharp ventures that he kept off the books. | |||
9. adj. (colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd. | |||
a sharp dealer; a sharp customer | |||
10. adj. Exact, precise, accurate; keen. | |||
You'll need sharp aim to make that shot. | |||
11. adj. Offensive, critical, or acrimonious. | |||
sharp criticism; When the two rivals met, first there were sharp words, and then a fight broke out. | |||
12. adj. (colloquial) Stylish or attractive. | |||
You look so sharp in that tuxedo! | |||
13. adj. Observant; alert; acute. | |||
Keep a sharp watch on the prisoners. I don't want them to escape! | |||
14. adj. Forming a small angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees. | |||
Drive down Main for three quarters of a mile, then make a sharp right turn onto Pine. | |||
15. adj. Steep; precipitous; abrupt. | |||
a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve | |||
16. adj. (mathematics, of a statement) Said of as extreme a value as possible. | |||
Sure, any planar graph can be five-colored. But that result is not sharp: in fact, any planar graph can be four-colored. That is sharp: the same can't be said for any lower number. | |||
17. adj. (chess) Tactical; risky. | |||
18. adj. Piercing; keen; severe; painful. | |||
a sharp pain; the sharp and frosty winter air | |||
19. adj. Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification. | |||
a sharp appetite | |||
20. adj. (obsolete) Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous. | |||
21. adj. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty. | |||
22. adj. (phonetics, dated) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone; aspirated; unvoiced. | |||
23. adv. To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply. | |||
24. adv. (notcomp) Exactly. | |||
I'll see you at twelve o'clock sharp. | |||
25. adv. (music) In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable. | |||
I didn't enjoy the concert much because the tenor kept going sharp on the high notes. | |||
26. subst. (music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher. | |||
The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp). | |||
Transposition frequently is harder to read because of all the sharps and flats on the staff. | |||
27. subst. (music) A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯. | |||
28. subst. (music) A note that is sharp in a particular key. | |||
The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps. | |||
29. subst. (music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic. | |||
Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" is written in C♯ minor (C sharp minor.) | |||
30. subst. (usually in the plural) Something that is sharp. | |||
Place sharps in the specially marked red container for safe disposal. | |||
31. subst. A sharp tool or weapon. | |||
32. subst. (medicine) A hypodermic syringe. | |||
33. subst. (medicine, dated) A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery. | |||
34. subst. A dishonest person; a cheater. | |||
The casino kept in the break room a set of pictures of known sharps for the bouncers to see. | |||
This usage is often classified as variant spelling of shark, and unrelated to the 'pointed' or 'cutting' meanings of sharp. | |||
35. subst. Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly. | |||
36. subst. A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between. | |||
37. subst. (in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings. | |||
38. subst. (slang) An expert. | |||
39. subst. A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s). | |||
40. v. (music) To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp. | |||
That new musician must be tone deaf: he sharped half the notes of the song! | |||
41. v. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper. |
hot | |||
1. Adjektiv: | |||
2. [1] von sehr hoher Temperatur, heiß | |||
3. [2] Fieber habend, fiebrig | |||
4. [3] scharf vom Geschmack | |||
5. [4] sexuell ansprechend, attraktiv | |||
6. [5] begehrt, angesagt |
hot | |||
1. adj. (of an object) Having a high temperature. | |||
He forgot the frying pan was hot, and dropped it suddenly. | |||
2. adj. (of the weather) Causing the air to be hot. | |||
It is too hot to be outside. It is hotter in summer than in winter. | |||
3. adj. (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort. | |||
I was so hot from being in the sun too long. Aren't you hot with that thick coat on? | |||
4. adj. (of a temper) Easily provoked to anger. | |||
Be careful, he has a hot temper and may take it out on you. | |||
5. adj. Feverish. | |||
6. adj. (of food) Spicy. | |||
Before moving to India, I never ate hot food. The Indians love spicy food. | |||
7. adj. (informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting. | |||
He's a hot young player, we should give him a trial. | |||
8. adj. Stolen. | |||
hot merchandise | |||
9. adj. (incomparable) Electrically charged. | |||
a hot wire | |||
10. adj. (informal) Radioactive. | |||
11. adj. (slang) Very physically and/or sexually attractive. | |||
That girl is hot! | |||
12. adj. (slang) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement. | |||
13. adj. (slang) Sexually aroused; horny. | |||
14. adj. Popular; in demand. | |||
His new pickup is hot! | |||
15. adj. Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed. | |||
Am I warm yet? — You're hot! | |||
16. adj. Performing strongly; having repeated successes. | |||
17. adj. Fresh; just released. | |||
18. adj. Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant. | |||
19. adj. (slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something | |||
He was finished in a hot minute. | |||
I dated him for a hot second. | |||
20. v. (with up) To heat; to make or become hot. | |||
21. v. (with up) To become lively or exciting. |
harsh | © | ||
1. Adjektiv: | |||
2. [1] in Bezug auf eine Sinneswahrnehmung: | |||
3. [1.1] Farben, Licht: grell | |||
4. [1.2] Geräusch, allgemein: schrill; Schrei von Menschen: gellend | |||
5. [1.3] Stimme: rau | |||
6. [1.4] von Textilien: kratzig | |||
7. [1.5] Chemie, von Stoffen: scharf, schädlich | |||
8. [2] in Bezug auf Gefühle von Menschen: | |||
9. [2.1] vom Umgang, beispielsweise Erziehung, Strafen, Kritik, Bedingungen: hart, streng, strikt | |||
10. [2.2] Rede, verbaler Umgangston: barsch, schroff, herb | |||
11. [3] von der Natur: | |||
12. [3.1] Wetter/Klima: rau | |||
13. [3.2] Landschaftsumgebung, Gelände: unwirtlich | |||
14. Verb: | |||
15. [1] umgangssprachlich: jemanden hart und unfreundlich kritisieren |
harsh | © | ||
1. adj. Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses. | |||
2. adj. Severe or cruel. | |||
3. v. (intransitive, slang) To negatively criticize. | |||
Quit harshing me already, I said that I was sorry! | |||
4. v. (transitive, slang) to put a damper on (a mood). | |||
Dude, you're harshing my buzz. |
keen | © | ||
1. begeistert, eifrig |
keen | © | ||
1. adj. verb | |||
2. adj. to keen is to be enthusiastic about | |||
3. adj. Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an : showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. | |||
I’m keen about computers. | |||
I’m keen on you. - I like you. | |||
He is keen for help. | |||
She’s keen to learn another language. | |||
“Do you want to go on holiday with me?” / “Yes, I’m keen.” | |||
4. adj. Fierce, intense, vehement. | |||
This boy has a keen appetite. | |||
5. adj. Having a fine edge or point; sharp. | |||
6. adj. Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp. | |||
7. adj. Acrimonious, bitter, piercing. | |||
keen satire or sarcasm | |||
8. adj. Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp. | |||
a keen wind | |||
the cold is very keen | |||
9. adj. (Britain) Extremely low as to be competitive. | |||
keen prices | |||
10. adj. (US, informal dated) Marvelous. | |||
I just got this peachy keen new dress. | |||
11. adj. (obsolete) Brave, courageous; audacious, bold. | |||
12. v. (transitive, rare) To make cold, to sharpen. | |||
13. subst. A prolonged wail for a deceased person. | |||
14. v. (intransitive) To utter a keen. | |||
15. v. To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry. | |||
16. v. To mourn. |
tart | © | ||
1. sauer, herb |
tart | © | ||
1. adj. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. | |||
I ate a very tart apple. | |||
2. adj. (of wine) high or too high in acidity. | |||
3. adj. (figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe. | |||
He gave me a very tart reply. | |||
4. subst. A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie. | |||
5. subst. (UK, slang) A prostitute. | |||
6. subst. (UK, slang) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals. | |||
7. v. To practice prostitution | |||
8. v. To practice promiscuous sex | |||
9. v. To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorishly, or sluttily |
live | © | ||
1. Adjektiv: | |||
2. [1] allgemein: lebend, lebendig | |||
3. [2] Elektrik: spannungsführend, stromführend | |||
4. [3] Medien: live | |||
5. Verb: | |||
6. [1] leben | |||
7. [2] weiterleben | |||
8. [3] wohnen |
live | © | ||
1. v. (intransitive) To be alive; to have life. | |||
He's not expected to live for more than a few months. | |||
2. v. (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside. | |||
I live at 2a Acacia Avenue. He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer. | |||
3. v. (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue. | |||
Her memory lives in that song. | |||
4. v. (intransitive, hyperbole) To cope. | |||
You'll just have to live with it! I can't live in a world without you. | |||
5. v. (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner. | |||
It is difficult to live in poverty. And they lived happily ever after. | |||
6. v. To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually. | |||
To live an idle or a useful life. | |||
7. v. To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life. | |||
8. v. (intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc). | |||
No ship could live in such a storm. | |||
9. v. (intransitive, followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist. | |||
It is hard to live on the minimum wage. They lived on stale bread. | |||
10. v. (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life. | |||
I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live! | |||
11. adj. (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive. | |||
The post office will not ship live animals. | |||
12. adj. Being in existence; actual | |||
He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking. | |||
13. adj. Having active properties; being energized. | |||
14. adj. Operational; being in actual use rather than in testing. | |||
15. adj. Taken from a living animal. | |||
live feathers | |||
16. adj. (engineering) Imparting power; having motion. | |||
the live spindle of a lathe | |||
a live, or driving, axle | |||
17. adj. (sports) Still in active play. | |||
a live ball | |||
18. adj. (broadcasting) Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens. | |||
The station presented a live news program every evening. | |||
19. adj. Of a performance or speech, in person. | |||
This nightclub has a live band on weekends. | |||
20. adj. Of a recorded performance, made in front of an audience, or not having been edited after recording. | |||
21. adj. Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm. | |||
The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island. | |||
22. adj. (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched. | |||
Use caution when working near live wires. | |||
23. adj. (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle. | |||
Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise. | |||
24. adj. Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”. | |||
25. adj. Being in a state of ignition; burning. | |||
a live coal; live embers | |||
26. adj. (obsolete) Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing. | |||
a live man, or orator | |||
27. adj. (obsolete) Vivid; bright. | |||
28. adv. Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct. | |||
The concert was broadcast live by radio. | |||
29. adv. Of making a performance or speech, in person. | |||
He'll be appearing live at the auditorium. | |||
30. subst. (obsolete) life. |
acute | © | ||
1. scharf |
acute | © | ||
1. adj. Brief, quick, short. | |||
Synonyms: fast, rapid | |||
It was an acute event. | |||
2. adj. High or shrill. | |||
an acute accent or tone | |||
3. adj. Intense, sensitive, sharp. | |||
Synonyms: keen, powerful, strong | |||
She had an acute sense of honour. Eagles have very acute vision. | |||
4. adj. Urgent. | |||
Synonyms: emergent, pressing, sudden, urgent | |||
His need for medical attention was acute. | |||
5. adj. (botany) With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base). | |||
Synonyms: obtuse | |||
6. adj. (geometry) Of an angle: less than 90 degrees. | |||
7. adj. (geometry) Of a triangle: having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees. | |||
Synonyms: acute-angled | |||
8. adj. (linguistics, chiefly historical) Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others. | |||
9. adj. (medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage. | |||
He dropped dead of an acute illness. | |||
10. adj. (medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity. | |||
The acute symptoms resolved promptly. | |||
11. adj. (orthography) After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent. | |||
The last letter of ‘café’ is ‘e’ acute. | |||
12. subst. (medicine) A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia. | |||
13. subst. (linguistics, chiefly historical) An accent or tone higher than others. | |||
14. subst. (orthography) An acute accent (´). | |||
The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’. | |||
15. v. (transitive, phonetics) To give an acute sound to. | |||
He acutes his rising inflection too much. | |||
16. v. (transitive, archaic) To make acute; to sharpen, to whet. |
caustic | ||
1. Adjektiv: | ||
2. [1] ätzend (chemisch) | ||
3. [2] sehr sarkastisch |
caustic | ||
1. adj. Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue. | ||
2. adj. (of language, etc.) Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way. | ||
3. subst. Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic. | ||
4. subst. (optics, computer graphics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object. | ||
5. subst. (mathematics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve. | ||
6. subst. (informal, chemistry) Caustic soda. |
tangy | |
tangy | ||
1. adj. having a sharp, pungent flavor |
spicy | © | ||
1. Adjektiv: | |||
2. [1] stark gewürzt | |||
3. [2] leicht skandalös oder anzüglich | |||
[1] Would you like the spicy sausages or the mild ones? | |||
[1] What is the spiciest Indian food? | |||
[2] I know a spicy story about his secret life. |
spicy | © | ||
1. adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing spice. | |||
He prepared a spicy casserole. | |||
2. adj. (of flavors) Provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of chillies or similar hot spices. | |||
This curry is too spicy for me. I can't eat it. | |||
3. adj. (of flavors or odors) Tangy, zesty, or pungent. | |||
She breathed in the strong, spicy aroma. | |||
4. adj. (of expression or behavior) Vigorous; colorful; stimulating. | |||
He is known for his spicy political commentary. | |||
5. adj. Risqué, sexy, racy; mildly pornographic. | |||
I don't want my children to see the spicy images on this web site. |
shrill | |
shrill | ||
1. adj. High-pitched and piercing. | ||
The woods rang with shrill cries of the birds. | ||
2. adj. Having a shrill voice. | ||
3. adj. Sharp or keen to the senses. | ||
4. adj. (figuratively, derogatory) Especially of a complaint or demand: fierce, loud, strident. | ||
5. v. To make a shrill noise. | ||
6. subst. A shrill sound. |
loaded | ||
1. Konjugierte Form: | ||
2. Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs 'load' | ||
3. Partizip II: | ||
4. Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs 'load' |
loaded | ||
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of load | ||
2. adj. Burdened by some heavy load; packed. | ||
Let's leave the TV; the car is loaded already. | ||
3. adj. (of a projectile weapon) Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber; armed. | ||
No funny business; this heater's loaded! | ||
4. adj. (slang) Possessing great wealth. | ||
He sold his business a couple of years ago and is just loaded. | ||
5. adj. (slang) Drunk. | ||
By the end of the evening, the guests in the club were really loaded. | ||
6. adj. (baseball) Pertaining to a situation where there is a runner at each of the three bases. | ||
It's bottom of the ninth, the bases are loaded and there are two outs. | ||
7. adj. (dice, also used figuratively) a die or dice being Weighted asymmetrically, and so biased to produce predictable throws. | ||
He was playing with loaded dice and won a fortune. | ||
8. adj. (of a question) Designed to produce a predictable answer, or to lay a trap. | ||
That interviewer is tricky; he asks loaded questions. | ||
9. adj. (of a word or phrase) Having strong connotations that colour the literal meaning and are likely to provoke an emotional response. Sometimes used loosely to describe a word that simply has many differe | ||
"Ignorant" is a loaded word, often implying lack of intelligence rather than just lack of knowledge. | ||
10. adj. (of an item offered for sale, especially an automobile) Equipped with numerous options; deluxe. | ||
She went all out; her new car is loaded. | ||
11. adj. (food, colloquial) Covered with a topping or toppings. | ||
loaded fries; loaded potato wedges |
fit | © | ||
1. (ich) passe | |||
2. (du) passt | |||
3. (wir) passen | |||
4. passen, hineinpassen |
fit | © | ||
1. adj. Suitable, proper. | |||
You have nothing to say about it. I'll do exactly as I see fit. | |||
2. adj. Adapted to a purpose or environment. | |||
survival of the fittest | |||
3. adj. In good shape; physically well. | |||
You don't have to be a good climber for Kilimanjaro, but you do have to be fit. | |||
4. adj. (UK, slang) Good looking, fanciable, attractive, beautiful. | |||
I think the girl working in the office is fit. | |||
5. adj. Prepared; ready. | |||
6. v. To be suitable for. | |||
It fits the purpose. | |||
7. v. To conform to in size and shape. | |||
The small shirt doesn't fit me, so I'll buy the medium size. | |||
If I lose a few kilos, the gorgeous wedding dress might fit me. | |||
8. v. (intransitive) To be of the right size and shape | |||
I wanted to borrow my little sister's jeans, but they didn't fit. | |||
This plug doesn't fit into the socket. | |||
9. v. (transitive, with to) To make conform in size and shape. | |||
I want to fit the drapes to the windows. | |||
10. v. To tailor; to change to the appropriate size. | |||
I had a suit fitted by the tailor. | |||
11. v. To be in agreement with. | |||
These definitions fit most of the usage. | |||
12. v. To adjust. | |||
The regression program fit a line to the data. | |||
13. v. To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing. | |||
14. v. To equip or supply. | |||
The chandler will fit us with provisions for a month. | |||
15. v. To make ready. | |||
I'm fitting the ship for a summer sail home. | |||
16. v. (intransitive, archaic) To be seemly. | |||
17. v. To be proper or becoming. | |||
18. v. (intransitive) To be in harmony. | |||
The paint, the fabrics, the rugs all fit. | |||
19. subst. The degree to which something fits. | |||
This shirt is a bad fit. | |||
Since he put on weight, his jeans have been a tight fit. | |||
20. subst. Conformity of elements one to another. | |||
It's hard to get a good fit using second-hand parts. | |||
21. subst. The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly. | |||
22. subst. (advertising) How well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand. | |||
The Wonder Bread advertising research results showed the “White Picket Fence” commercial had strong fit ratings. | |||
23. subst. (statistics) Goodness of fit. | |||
24. subst. (bridge) The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump. | |||
25. subst. (archaic) A section of a poem or ballad. | |||
26. subst. A seizure or convulsion. | |||
My grandfather died after having a fit. | |||
27. subst. (medicine) A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time. | |||
28. subst. A sudden outburst of emotion. | |||
He had a laughing fit which lasted more than ten minutes. | |||
She had a fit and threw all of his clothes out through the window. | |||
He threw a fit when his car broke down. | |||
29. subst. A sudden burst (of an activity). | |||
30. v. (intransitive, medicine) To suffer a fit. |
poignant | © | ||
1. ergreifend, packend |
poignant | © | ||
1. adj. (obsolete, of a weapon etc) Sharp-pointed; keen. | |||
2. adj. Incisive; penetrating. | |||
His comments were poignant and witty. | |||
3. adj. Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant. | |||
A poignant reply will garner more credence than hours of blown smoke. | |||
4. adj. Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving. | |||
Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear. | |||
5. adj. (figuratively, of a taste or smell) Piquant, pungent. | |||
6. adj. (figuratively, of a look, or of words) Piercing. | |||
7. adj. (dated, mostly British) Inducing sharp physical pain. |
trenchant | |
trenchant | ||
1. adj. (obsolete) Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. | ||
2. adj. (figuratively) Keen; biting; vigorously effective and articulate; severe. | ||
trenchant wit |
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