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The Clue
Penetrating insect? (9 letter answer)
The Answer
TRENCHANT
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Notes
The answer TRENCHANT is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Penetrating
Incisive
Definition
TRENCHANT as an adjective:
1. (searching, trenchant) = having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"
2. (hard-hitting, trenchant) = characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"
3. (clear-cut, distinct, trenchant) = clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"