Both Uses of
poignant
in
A Separate Peace
- It was preeminently the smell of the human body after it had been used to the limit, such a smell as has meaning and poignance for any athlete, just as it has for any lover.
p. 113.9poignance = deep emotional impact
- I thought the Jeeps looked noticeably uncomfortable from all the power they were not being allowed to use. ...they reminded me, in a comical and a poignant way, of adolescents.
p. 196.5 *poignant = sad
Definition:
sharp or intense -- typically arousing deep emotion such as sadness, but possibly having or creating a sharp smell, taste, or insight