Definitions for: Poignant

[adj] arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"
[adj] keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety"

Webster (1913) Definition: Poign"ant, a. [F., p. pr. of poindre to sting, fr. L.
pungere to prick, sting. See Pungent.]
1. Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent. ``His poignant
spear.'' --Spenser. ``Poynaunt sauce.'' --Chaucer.

2. Fig.: Pointed; keen; satirical.

His wit . . . became more lively and poignant. --Sir
W. Scott.

Synonyms: affecting, moving, painful, touching

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