Definitions
Deeply moving, touching, or emotionally sharp.
Word origin
From Middle English poynaunt, poynant, borrowed from Anglo-Norman puignant, poynaunt etc., present participle of poindre (“to prick”), from Latin pungō (“prick”). Doublet of pungent.
Used in a sentence
“His siluer shield, now idle maisterlesse; / His poynant speare, that many made to bleed [...].”
“A poignant reply will garner more credence than hours of blown smoke.”
“Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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