POIGNANT


Meaning of POIGNANT in English

adj.1 painfully sharp to the emotions or senses; deeply moving.

2 arousing sympathy.

3 sharp or pungent in taste or smell.

4 pleasantly piquant.

Derivatives:

poignance n. poignancy n. poignantly adv.

Etymology: ME f. OF, pres. part. of poindre prick f. L pungere

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.