poignant

adjectiveB1

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more poignant

Superlative

most poignant

1.
(obsolete, usually)(obsolete, of a weapon, etc.) Sharp-pointed; keen.
2.
Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.
A poignant reply will garner more credence than hours of blown smoke.
3.
Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.
Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear.
Đồng nghĩa: distressing, moving
4.
(figuratively)(figuratively, of a smell, taste) Piquant, pungent.
5.
(figuratively)(figuratively, of a look, word) Incisive; penetrating; piercing.
His comments were poignant and witty.
6.
(British, dated)(chiefly British, dated) Inducing sharp physical pain.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

distressing moving

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English poynaunt, poynant, borrowed from puignant, poynaunt etc., present participle of poindre (to prick), from Latin pungō (prick). pungent.