poignant Definition

painful, touching, affecting, moving, heartfelt, harrowing, sentimental, emotional, distressing, profound, thrilling, disturbing, pertinent, agonizing, exciting, appalling, dire, glaring, pathetic, powerful, desperate, laborious, utter, striking, acute, woeful, blatant, sharp, flagrant, heartrending, evocative, heartbreaking, heartwarming, humorous, sorrowful, wistful, eloquent, elegiac, poetic, bittersweet, mournful, melancholy, memorable, wry, revelatory, witty, somber, plaintive, tragic, vivid, comical, trenchant, hilarious, melancholic, emotive, unsentimental, introspective, sad, ironic, humourous, insightful, melodramatic, perceptive, rueful, lighthearted, funny, sardonic, nostalgic, sombre, droll, lyrical, instructive, plangent, unforgettable, soulful, suspenseful, nuanced, riveting, resonant, haunting, uplifting, captivating, mawkish, maudlin, endearing, fascinating, joyous, autobiographical, joyful, beguiling, engrossing, disquieting, tragicomic, amusing, unsettling, wrenching, sobering, cathartic, inspirational, surreal,