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adj. Profoundly moving; touching: a poignant memory. See Synonyms at moving.

adj. Physically painful: "Keen, poignant agonies seemed to shoot from his neck downward” ( Ambrose Bierce).

adj. Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings: poignant anxiety.

adj. Piercing; incisive: poignant criticism.

adj. Neat, skillful, and to the point: poignant illustrations supplementing the text.

adj. Astute and pertinent; relevant: poignant suggestions.

adj. Agreeably intense or stimulating: poignant delight.

adj. Archaic Sharp or sour to the taste; piquant.

adj. Archaic Sharp or pungent to the smell.

adj. Sharp-pointed; keen.

adj. Incisive; penetrating.

adj. neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.

adj. Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.

adj. Piquant, pungent.

adj. Piercing.

adj. Inducing sharp physical pain.

adj. Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent.

adj. Fig.: Pointed; keen; satirical.

Sharp to the taste; biting; piquant; pungent.

Pointed; keen; sharp.

Keen; bitter; satirical; hence, telling; striking.

Severe; piercing; very painful or acute: as, poignant pain or grief.

Synonyms and Piquant, etc. (see pungent), sharp, penetrating, intense, biting, acrid, caustic.

adj. arousing affect

adj. keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

"To "King" and others who mope like him, people - regardless of their party affiliation or ideology - cannot honestly have their perceptions modified or even tantalized by what they identify as poignant and powerfully moving moments."

moving    painful   

poignancy   

pricking    piercing    sharp    pungent    keen    satirical    painful    intense    distressing    moving   

disturb    tragic    overwhelm    agonize    mournful    profound    inexpressible    compel    intimate    pleasurable