POIGNANT
MEANING 1: (adj.) profoundly moving or extremely touching
EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
- Her eyes welled up at the poignant memory.
- 'The passion of the Christ' is the most poignant film I have ever watched.
MEANING 2: (adj.) extremely painful to the mind or body
EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
- He felt a poignant pain in his leg.
- The surgery had left her with a deep poignant pain in her body.
MEANING 3: (adj.) neat, precise, to the point
EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
- Her poignant questioning left the opponent flustered for the rest of the debate.
- Journalists are trained to ask the most poignant of questions while interviewing their subjects.
MEANING 4: (adj.) intense or stimulating in a good way
EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
- It was a poignant delight she felt as she started her run.
- He felt a sort of poignant relief after handing over his resignation letter.
SYNONYMS: Affecting, Emotional, Impactful
ANTONYMS: Unaffecting, Unemotional, Unimpressive
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