All 3 Uses of
poignant
in
Jane Eyre
- I looked, and had an acute pleasure in looking, — a precious yet poignant pleasure; pure gold, with a steely point of agony: a pleasure like what the thirst-perishing man might feel who knows the well to which he has crept is poisoned, yet stoops and drinks divine draughts nevertheless.†
Chpt 17
- Nothing bitter — nothing poignant?†
Chpt 27 *
- One day I had come to my studies in lower spirits than usual; the ebb was occasioned by a poignantly felt disappointment.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
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(poignant) sharp or intense -- typically arousing deep emotion such as sadness, but possibly having or creating a sharp smell, taste, or insight