poignant

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1. a. Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent. Source: opted
2. a. Fig.: Pointed; keen; satirical. Source: opted
3. adj. arousing affect Source: wordnet
4. adj. keenly distressing to the mind or feelings Source: wordnet
5. 1. Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent. "His poignant spear." Spenser. "Poynaunt sauce." Chaucer. 2. Fig.: Pointed; keen; satirical. His wit . . . became more lively and poignant. Sir W. Scott. Source: webster
6. j:100 s. keenly distressing to the mind or feelings Source: ecdict

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