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poignant (134 synonym found)

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Definition of poignant:

(adj) : (of a weapon etc) sharp-pointed; keen; (of a look, or of words) piercing

"flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear."

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Definition of poignant:

(adj) : (of a weapon etc) sharp-pointed; keen; (of a look, or of words) piercing

"flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear."

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