Poignant
adjective
Evoking sadness or sympathy
“The soldier's last letter home was so poignant that even the officer reading it had to pause.”
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What does poignant mean?
Commonly confused with
- NotDeeply funny
- NotCarefully neutral
- NotLoudly joyful
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