All 7 Uses

poignant
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The Thundering Herd
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Hudnall and Burn were having their troubles breaking away from wives, daughter, and sister, so they had no time to note the poignancy of Milly's farewell to Tom.†
Chpt 9

poignancy = deep emotional impact
That struck him as far from a hopeless task, yet his longing and dread were poignant.†
Chpt 10

poignant = sharp or intense
Then Tom found voice poignantly to beg Pilchuck to tell him everything.†
Chpt 11 *

poignantly = in a sharp or intense manner
"Oh—oh—Catlee!" cried Milly, poignantly.†
Chpt 14
A silence ensued after Milly's long poignant speech.†
Chpt 15

poignant = sharp or intense
What a strange sound, vastly different from anything human, yet somehow poignant, tragic, terrible!†
Chpt 18
That would only torture me," replied Tom, poignantly.†
Chpt 19

poignantly = in a sharp or intense manner

Definitions:

(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)