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poignant in WordNet English dictionary
adjective- arousing affect
"the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"
affecting poignant touching
- keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
"poignant anxiety"
poignant
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University