Definitions for "Poignant"
Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent.
"commovente, toccante; pungente, acuto"
arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"
Keywords:  keen, satirical, fig, pointed
Fig.: Pointed; keen; satirical.
keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety"