POIGNANT

poignant

Adjective

  1. Sharp-pointed; keen.
  2. Incisive; penetrating.
    His comments were poignant and witty.
  3. neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.
    A poignant reply will garner more credence than hours of blown smoke.
  4. 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. Piquant, pungent.
  6. Piercing.
  7. Inducing sharp physical pain.


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