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    poign·ant
    [ˈpoin(y)ənt]
    adjective
    poignant (adjective)
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘pricking’, present participle of poindre, from Latin pungere ‘to prick’.
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    poignant suggests something is sharply or piercingly effective in stirring one's emotions. racy implies having a strongly characteristic natural quality fresh and unimpaired. moving, impressive, poignant, affecting, touching, pathetic mean having the power to produce deep emotion.
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    Affecting is close to moving but most often suggests pathos. When can impressive be used instead of poignant? In some situations, the words impressive and poignant are roughly equivalent. However, impressive implies compelling attention, admiration, wonder, or conviction.
    Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant . A poignant reply will garner more credence than hours of blown smoke. Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving . Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear.
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    Poignant comes from the Latin pungere "to prick," the same root as pungent. But something that's pungent pricks your sense of smell, whereas poignant refers to something that pricks your emotions, especially in a melancholy way. Movie critics might describe a touching portrayal as poignant if there isn't a dry eye in the house.
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