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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"