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Poignant

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveSharp-pointed; keen.
2.AdjectiveNeat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.
"A poignant reply will garner more credence than hours of blown smoke."
3.AdjectiveEvoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.
"Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear."
4.AdjectivePiquant, pungent.
5.AdjectiveIncisive; penetrating; piercing.
"His comments were poignant and witty."
6.AdjectiveInducing sharp physical pain.
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