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noun
The quality of being trenchant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Irony or bitterness of tone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: incisiveness
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Broader terms: effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness, effectuality
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