All 4 Uses
poignant
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The Light of Western Stars
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- That passed, and then clear and vivid rose memories of the rest that had happened—strange voices betraying fury of men, a deadened report, a moan of mortal pain, a woman's poignant cry.†
Chpt 2 *poignant = sharp or intense
- Let me go!" cried Stewart; and the poignancy of that cry pierced Madeline's heart.†
Chpt 20poignancy = deep emotional impact
- Again the feeling of excitement, the poignancy of emotional heights, the ever-present impending sense of catastrophe became held in abeyance to the sheer intensity of physical sensations.†
Chpt 24
- The huge car with a roar and a jerk seemed to answer Madeline's call, a cry no less poignant because it was silent.†
Chpt 24poignant = sharp or intense
Definitions:
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(1)
(poignant) sharp or intense -- typically arousing deep emotion such as sadness, but possibly having or creating a sharp smell, taste, or insight
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)